NAME

       vncserver - a wrapper to launch an X server for VNC.

SYNOPSIS

       vncserver   [:display]  [-geometry  widthxheight]  [-depth  depth]  [-pixelformat  rgbNNN|bgrNNN]  [-name
       desktop-name]  [  -httpport int  ]  [  -basehttpport int  ]  [   -alwaysshared   ]   [   -nevershared   ]
       [Xvnc-options...]

       vncserver [ -clean ] -kill :display

       vncserver -help

DESCRIPTION

       vncserver  is  a  wrapper  script  for  Xvnc,  the  free X server for VNC (Virtual Network Computing). It
       provides all capabilities of a standard X server, but does not connect to a display for itself.  Instead,
       Xvnc creates a virtual desktop you can view or control remotely using a VNC viewer.

OPTIONS

       You  can  add  Xvnc  options  at  the  command line. They will be added to the invocation of Xvnc without
       changes. The options provided by the vncserver itself are as follows:

       :display
              The display number to use. If omitted, the next free display number is used.

       -geometry widthxheight
              Set desktop width and height.

       -depth depth
              Set the colour depth of the visual to provide, in bits per pixel. Must be a value  between  8  and
              32.

       -pixelformat rgbNNN|bgrNNN
              Set  colour  format for pixels representation. The viewer can do the conversion to any other pixel
              format, but it is faster if the depth and pixel format of the server is the same as the equivalent
              values on the viewer display.

       -name string
              This specifies the name of the desktop.

       -clean This option can be used in conjunction with

       -kill :display
              Stops the session running on the specified display.

       -nevershared
              Never allow shared desktops.

       -alwaysshared
              Always allow shared desktops.

       -basehttpport int
              The  base  http  port  to  use  for  the java client applet (you have to install the tightvnc-java
              package to make this work). The real port number will be port = base + display num.

       -httpport int
              The http port to use for the java client applet (you have to install the tightvnc-java package  to
              make this work).

       -help  Prints a short usage notice to stderr.

EXAMPLES

       vncserver
              Invokes Xvnc on the next available display and with suitable defaults.

       vncserver :1
              Invokes Xvnc on display :1.

       vncserver -geometry 800x600 -depth 16 :1
              Invokes  Xvnc  on  display  :1  with desktop size of 800x600 pixels and color depth of 16 bits per
              pixel.

       vncserver -kill :1
              Shuts down Xvnc server on display :1.

FILES

       /etc/tightvncserver.conf
              System-wide configuration file of TightVNC Server.

       $HOME/.vnc/tightvncserver.conf
              User configuration file of TightVNC Server. Its setting override system-wide configuration.

SEE ALSO

       Xvnc(1), vncviewer(1), vncpasswd(1), vncconnect(1)

AUTHORS

       Original VNC was developed in  AT&T  Laboratories  Cambridge.  TightVNC  additions  were  implemented  by
       Constantin Kaplinsky. Many other people participated in development, testing and support.

       Man page authors:
       Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>,
       Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>,
       Constantin Kaplinsky <const@tightvnc.com>

                                                   August 2006                                      vncserver(1)