man xfreerdp (1): FreeRDP X11 client

SYNOPSIS

xfreerdp [file] [options] [/v:server[:port]]

DESCRIPTION

xfreerdp is an X11 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client which is part of the FreeRDP project. An RDP server is built-in to many editions of Windows. Alternative servers included xrdp and VRDP (VirtualBox).

OPTIONS

/v <server>[:port]

: Server hostname

/port <number>

: Server port

/w <width>

: Width

/h <height>

: Height

/size <width>x<height>

: Screen size

: Fullscreen mode

/bpp <depth>

: Session bpp (color depth)

/kbd 0x<layout id> or <layout name>

: Keyboard layout

/kbd-list

: List keyboard layouts

/kbd-type <type id>

: Keyboard type

/kbd-subtype <subtype id>

: Keyboard subtype

/kbd-fn-key <function key count>

: Keyboard function key count

/admin

: Admin (or console) session

/multimon

: Use multiple monitors

/workarea

: Use available work area

/monitors <0,1,2...>

: Select monitors to use

/monitor-list

: List detected monitors

/t <title>

: Window title

/decorations

: Window decorations

/smart-sizing

: Scale remote desktop to window size

/a (null)

: Addin

/vc (null)

: Static virtual channel

/dvc (null)

: Dynamic virtual channel

/u [<domain>\]<user> or <user>[@<domain>]

: Username

/p <password>

: Password

/d <domain>

: Domain

: Gateway Hostname

/gu [<domain>\]<user> or <user>[@<domain>]

: Gateway username

/gp <password>

: Gateway password

/gd <domain>

: Gateway domain

/load-balance-info <info string>

: Load balance info

/app ||<alias> or <executable path>

: Remote application program

/app-name <app name>

: Remote application name for user interface

/app-icon <icon path>

: Remote application icon for user interface

/app-cmd <parameters>

: Remote application command-line parameters

/app-file <file name>

: File to open with remote application

/app-guid <app guid>

: Remote application GUID

/compression

: Compression

/shell (null)

: Alternate shell

/shell-dir (null)

: Shell working directory

/sound

: Audio output (sound)

/microphone

: Audio input (microphone)

/audio-mode (null)

: Audio output mode

/multimedia

: Redirect multimedia (video)

/network (null)

: Network connection type

/drive (null)

: Redirect drive

/drives

: Redirect all drives

/home-drive

: Redirect home drive

/clipboard

: Redirect clipboard

/serial (null)

: Redirect serial device

/parallel (null)

: Redirect parallel device

/smartcard (null)

: Redirect smartcard device

/printer

: Redirect printer device

/usb (null)

: Redirect USB device

/multitouch

: Redirect multitouch input

/echo

: Echo channel

/fonts

: Smooth fonts (ClearType)

/aero

: Desktop composition

/window-drag

: Full window drag

/menu-anims

: Menu animations

/themes

: Themes

/wallpaper

: Wallpaper

/gdi <sw|hw>

: GDI rendering

/rfx

: RemoteFX

/rfx-mode <image|video>

: RemoteFX mode

/frame-ack <number>

: Frame acknowledgement

/nsc

: NSCodec

/jpeg

: JPEG codec

/jpeg-quality <percentage>

: JPEG quality

/nego

: protocol security negotiation

/sec <rdp|tls|nla|ext>

: force specific protocol security

/sec-rdp

: rdp protocol security

/sec-tls

: tls protocol security

/sec-nla

: nla protocol security

/sec-ext

: nla extended protocol security

/cert-name <name>

: certificate name

/cert-ignore

: ignore certificate

/pcb <blob>

: Preconnection Blob

/pcid <id>

: Preconnection Id

/vmconnect

: Hyper-V console (use port 2179, disable negotiation)

/authentication

: authentication (hack!)

/encryption

: encryption (hack!)

/grab-keyboard

: grab keyboard

/toggle-fullscreen

: Alt+Ctrl+Enter toggles fullscreen

/mouse-motion

: mouse-motion

/parent-window <window id>

: Parent window id

/bitmap-cache

: bitmap cache

/offscreen-cache

: offscreen bitmap cache

/glyph-cache

: glyph cache

/codec-cache <rfx|nsc|jpeg>

: bitmap codec cache

/fast-path

: fast-path input/output

/max-fast-path-size

: maximum fast-path update size

/async-input

: asynchronous input

/async-update

: asynchronous update

/async-transport

: asynchronous transport (unstable)

/async-channels

: asynchronous channels (unstable)

/wm-class <class name>

: set the WM_CLASS hint for the window instance

/version

: print version

/help

: print help

/play-rfx <pcap file>

: Replay rfx pcap file

/auth-only

: Authenticate only.

EXAMPLES

xfreerdp connection.rdp /p:Pwd123! /f

: Connect in fullscreen mode using a stored configuration connection.rdp and the password Pwd123!

xfreerdp /u:CONTOSO\\JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /v:rdp.contoso.com

: Connect to host rdp.contoso.com with user CONTOSO\\JohnDoe and password Pwd123!

xfreerdp /u:JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /w:1366 /h:768 /v:192.168.1.100:4489

: Connect to host 192.168.1.100 on port 4489 with user JohnDoe, password Pwd123!. The screen width is set to 1366 and the height to 768

xfreerdp /u:JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /vmconnect:C824F53E-95D2-46C6-9A18-23A5BB403532 /v:192.168. 1.100

: Establish a connection to host 192.168.1.100 with user JohnDoe, password Pwd123! and connect to Hyper-V console (use port 2179, disable negotiation) with VMID C824F53E-95D2-46C6-9A18-23A5BB403532

+clipboard

: Activate clipboard redirection

/drive:home,/home/user

: Activate drive redirection of /home/user as home drive

/smartcard:<device>

: Activate smartcard redirection for device device

/printer:<device>,<driver>

: Activate printer redirection for printer device using driver driver

/serial:<device>

: Activate serial port redirection for port device

/parallel:<device>

: Activate parallel port redirection for port device

/sound:sys:alsa

: Activate audio output redirection using device sys:alsa

/microphone:sys:alsa

: Activate audio input redirection using device sys:alsa

/multimedia:sys:alsa

: Activate multimedia redirection using device sys:alsa

/usb:id,dev:054c:0268

: Activate USB device redirection for the device identified by 054c:0268

LINKS

m[blue]http://www.freerdp.com/m[]

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