NAME

       xfreerdp - 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

       /f
           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

       /g
           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

       http://www.freerdp.com/

AUTHOR

       The FreeRDP Team