NAME

       od-tkdesk - remotely open a directory using TkDesk

SYNOPSIS

       od-tkdesk [ directory ]

DESCRIPTION

       If  invoked with no argument, od-tkdesk will open a new TkDesk file browser or list window displaying the
       contents of the current working directory.  Whether a browser or list window will be opened is determined
       by the menu entry "Always In Browser" in TkDesk's "Options" menu.

       If directory is given to od-tkdesk, its contents will be displayed in a new TkDesk window.

       Od-tkdesk  communicates  with  TkDesk through a TCP/IP server that needs to be started from within TkDesk
       using the menu entry "TkDesk Server" from TkDesk's "Options" menu.

OPTIONS

       directory
              The directory whose contents is to be displayed.

FILES

       tkdeskclient
              Usually in "/usr/local/bin", this program is used to perform the actual communication with TkDesk.

SEE ALSO

       tkdesk(1), cd-tkdesk(1), ed-tkdesk(1)

AUTHOR

       Christian Bolik (Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de)