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)