XFREERDP(1)

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>[:port]

/port <number>
    <number>

/w <width>
    <width>

/h <height>
    <height>

/size <width>x<height> or <percent>%
    <width>x<height> or <percent>%

/f  (null)

/bpp <depth>
    <depth>

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

/kbd-list
    (null)

/kbd-type <type id>
    <type id>

/kbd-subtype <subtype id>
    <subtype id>

/kbd-fn-key <function key count>
    <function key count>

/admin
    (null)

/restricted-admin
    (null)

/pth <password hash>
    <password hash>

/client-hostname <name>
    <name>

/multimon
    (null)

/span
    (null)

/workarea
    (null)

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

/monitor-list
    (null)

/t <title>
    <title>

/decorations
    (null)

/smart-sizing
    (null)

/a (null)
    (null)

/vc (null)
    (null)

/dvc (null)
    (null)

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

/p <password>
    <password>

/d <domain>
    <domain>

/g  <gateway>[:port]

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

/gp <password>
    <password>

/gd <domain>
    <domain>

/gateway-usage-method <direct|detect>
    <direct|detect>

/load-balance-info <info string>
    <info string>

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

/app-name <app name>
    <app name>

/app-icon <icon path>
    <icon path>

/app-cmd <parameters>
    <parameters>

/app-file <file name>
    <file name>

/app-guid <app guid>
    <app guid>

/compression
    (null)

/compression-level <level>
    <level>

/shell (null)
    (null)

/shell-dir (null)
    (null)

/sound
    (null)

/microphone
    (null)

/audio-mode (null)
    (null)

/multimedia
    (null)

/network (null)
    (null)

/drive (null)
    (null)

/drives
    (null)

/home-drive
    (null)

/clipboard
    (null)

/serial
    (null)

/parallel
    (null)

/smartcard
    (null)

/printer
    (null)

/usb (null)
    (null)

/multitouch
    (null)

/gestures
    (null)

/echo
    (null)

/disp
    (null)

/fonts
    (null)

/aero
    (null)

/window-drag
    (null)

/menu-anims
    (null)

/themes
    (null)

/wallpaper
    (null)

/gdi <sw|hw>
    <sw|hw>

/gfx
    (null)

/gfx-thin-client
    (null)

/gfx-small-cache
    (null)

/gfx-progressive
    (null)

/gfx-h264
    (null)

/rfx
    (null)

/rfx-mode <image|video>
    <image|video>

/frame-ack <number>
    <number>

/nsc
    (null)

/jpeg
    (null)

/jpeg-quality <percentage>
    <percentage>

/nego
    (null)

/sec <rdp|tls|nla|ext>
    <rdp|tls|nla|ext>

/sec-rdp
    (null)

/sec-tls
    (null)

/sec-nla
    (null)

/sec-ext
    (null)

/tls-ciphers (null)
    (null)

/tls-ciphers-netmon
    (null)

/cert-name <name>
    <name>

/cert-ignore
    (null)

/pcb <blob>
    <blob>

/pcid <id>
    <id>

/spn-class <service class>
    <service class>

/credentials-delegation
    (null)

/vmconnect
    <vmid>

/authentication
    (null)

/encryption
    (null)

/grab-keyboard
    (null)

/toggle-fullscreen
    (null)

/mouse-motion
    (null)

/parent-window <window id>
    <window id>

/bitmap-cache
    (null)

/offscreen-cache
    (null)

/glyph-cache
    (null)

/codec-cache <rfx|nsc|jpeg>
    <rfx|nsc|jpeg>

/fast-path
    (null)

/max-fast-path-size
    <size>

/async-input
    (null)

/async-update
    (null)

/async-transport
    (null)

/async-channels
    (null)

/wm-class <class name>
    <class name>

/version
    (null)

/help
    (null)

/play-rfx <pcap file>
    <pcap file>

/auth-only
    (null)

/auto-reconnect
    (null)

/reconnect-cookie <base64 cookie>
    <base64 cookie>

/print-reconnect-cookie
    (null)

/heartbeat
    (null)

/multitransport
    (null)

/assistance <password>
    <password>

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/: http://www.freerdp.com/

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