xfreerdp - Man Page
FreeRDP X11 client
Examples (TL;DR)
- Connect to a FreeRDP server:
xfreerdp /u:username /p:password /v:ip_address - Connect to a FreeRDP server and activate audio output redirection using
sys:alsadevice:xfreerdp /u:username /p:password /v:ip_address /sound:sys:alsa
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
- /a:addin[,options], /addin:addin[,options]
Addin
- /action-script:file-name
Action script (default:~/.config/freerdp/action.sh)
- /admin, /console
Admin (or console) session
- +aero
desktop composition (default:off)
- /app:path or ||alias
Remote application program
- /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
- /app-icon:icon-path
Remote application icon for user interface
- /app-name:app-name
Remote application name for user interface
- /app-workdir:workspace path
Remote application workspace path
- /assistance:password
Remote assistance password
- /auto-request-control:
Automatically request remote assistance input control
- +async-channels
Asynchronous channels (experimental) (default:off)
- +async-input
Asynchronous input (default:off)
- +async-update
Asynchronous update (default:off)
- /audio-mode:mode
Audio output mode
- +auth-only
Authenticate only (default:off)
- -authentication
Authentication (experimental) (default:on)
- +auto-reconnect
Automatic reconnection (default:off)
- /auto-reconnect-max-retries:retries
Automatic reconnection maximum retries, 0 for unlimited [0,1000]
- +bitmap-cache
bitmap cache (default:off)
- /bpp:depth
Session bpp (color depth) (default:16)
- /buildconfig
Print the build configuration
- /cert:[deny,ignore,name:name,tofu,fingerprint:hash:hash as hex[,fingerprint:hash:another hash]]
Certificate accept options. Use with care! * deny ... Automatically abort connection if the certificate does not match, no user interaction. * ignore ... Ignore the certificate checks altogether (overrules all other options) * name ... Use the alternate <name> instead of the certificate subject to match locally stored certificates * tofu ... Accept certificate unconditionally on first connect and deny on subsequent connections if the certificate does not match * fingerprints ... A list of certificate hashes that are accepted unconditionally for a connection
/cert-deny
[deprecated, use /cert:deny] Automatically abort connection for any certificate that can not be validated.
/cert-ignore
[deprecated, use /cert:ignore] Ignore certificate
/cert-name:name
[deprecated, use /cert:name:<name>] Certificate name
/cert-tofu
[deprecated, use /cert:tofu] Automatically accept certificate on first connect
- /client-build-number:number
Client Build Number sent to server (influences smartcard behaviour, see [MS-RDPESC])
- /client-hostname:name
Client Hostname to send to server
- /clipboard:[use-selection:atom]
Redirect clipboard. * use-selection:<atom> ... (X11) Specify which X selection to access. Default is CLIPBOARD. PRIMARY is the X-style middle-click selection. (default:on)
- /codec-cache:[rfx|nsc|jpeg]
Bitmap codec cache
- -compression, -z
compression (default:on)
- /compression-level:level
Compression level (0,1,2)
- +credentials-delegation
credentials delegation (default:off)
- /d:domain
Domain
- -decorations
Window decorations (default:on)
- /disp
Display control
- /drive:name,path
Redirect directory <path> as named share <name>. Hotplug support is enabled with /drive:hotplug,*. This argument provides the same function as "Drives that I plug in later" option in MSTSC.
- +drives
Redirect all mount points as shares (default:off)
- /dvc:channel[,options]
Dynamic virtual channel
- /dynamic-resolution
Send resolution updates when the window is resized
- /echo, /echo
Echo channel
- -encryption
Encryption (experimental) (default:on)
- /encryption-methods:[40,][56,][128,][FIPS]
RDP standard security encryption methods
- /f
Fullscreen mode (<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Enter> toggles fullscreen)
- -fast-path
fast-path input/output (default:on)
- +fipsmode
FIPS mode (default:off)
- /floatbar[:sticky:[on|off],default:[visible|hidden],show:[always|fullscreen||window]]
floatbar is disabled by default (when enabled defaults to sticky in fullscreen mode)
- -fonts
smooth fonts (ClearType) (default:on)
- /frame-ack:number
Number of frame acknowledgement
- /from-stdin[:force]
Read credentials from stdin. With <force> the prompt is done before connection, otherwise on server request.
- /g:gateway[:port]
Gateway Hostname
- /gateway-usage-method:[direct|detect], /gum:[direct|detect]
Gateway usage method
- /gd:domain
Gateway domain
- /gdi:sw|hw
GDI rendering
- /geometry
Geometry tracking channel
- +gestures
Consume multitouch input locally (default:off)
- /gfx[:RFX]
RDP8 graphics pipeline
- +gfx-progressive
RDP8 graphics pipeline using progressive codec (default:off)
- +gfx-small-cache
RDP8 graphics pipeline using small cache mode (default:off)
- +gfx-thin-client
RDP8 graphics pipeline using thin client mode (default:off)
- +glyph-cache
Glyph cache (experimental) (default:off)
- /gp:password
Gateway password
- -grab-keyboard
Grab keyboard (default:on)
- /gt:[rpc|http[,no-websockets]|auto[,no-websockets]]
Gateway transport type
- /gu:[[domain\]user|user[@domain]]
Gateway username
- /gat:access token
Gateway Access Token
- /h:height
Height (default:768)
- -heartbeat
Support heartbeat PDUs (default:on)
- /help, /?
Print help
- +home-drive
Redirect user home as share (default:off)
- /ipv6, /6
Prefer IPv6 AAA record over IPv4 A record
- /kbd:0xid or name
Keyboard layout
- /kbd-lang:0xid
Keyboard active language identifier
- /kbd-fn-key:value
Function key value
- /kbd-list
List keyboard layouts
- /kbd-lang-list
List keyboard languages
- /kbd-remap:List of key=value,... pairs to remap scancodes
Keyboard scancode remapping
- /kbd-subtype:id
Keyboard subtype
- /kbd-type:id
Keyboard type
- /load-balance-info:info-string
Load balance info
- /log-filters:tag:level[,tag:level[,...]]
Set logger filters, see wLog(7) for details
- /log-level:[OFF|FATAL|ERROR|WARN|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE]
Set the default log level, see wLog(7) for details
- /max-fast-path-size:size
Specify maximum fast-path update size
- /max-loop-time:time
Specify maximum time in milliseconds spend treating packets
- +menu-anims
menu animations (default:off)
- /microphone[:[sys:sys,][dev:dev,][format:format,][rate:rate,][channel:channel]], /mic[:[sys:sys,][dev:dev,][format:format,][rate:rate,][channel:channel]]
Audio input (microphone)
- /monitor-list
List detected monitors
- /monitors:id[,id[,...]]
Select monitors to use
- -mouse-motion
Send mouse motion (default:on)
- /multimon[:force]
Use multiple monitors
- +multitouch
Redirect multitouch input (default:off)
- +multitransport
Support multitransport protocol (default:off)
- -nego
protocol security negotiation (default:on)
- /network:[modem|broadband|broadband-low|broadband-high|wan|lan|auto]
Network connection type
- /nsc, /nscodec
NSCodec support
- +offscreen-cache
offscreen bitmap cache (default:off)
- /orientation:[0|90|180|270]
Orientation of display in degrees
- +old-license
Use the old license workflow (no CAL and hwId set to 0) (default:off)
- /p:password
Password
- /parallel[:name[,path]]
Redirect parallel device
- /parent-window:window-id
Parent window id
- +password-is-pin
Use smart card authentication with password as smart card PIN (default:off)
- /pcb:blob
Preconnection Blob
- /pcid:id
Preconnection Id
- /pheight:height
Physical height of display (in millimeters)
- /play-rfx:pcap-file
Replay rfx pcap file
- /port:number
Server port
- -suppress-output
suppress output when minimized (default:on)
- +print-reconnect-cookie
Print base64 reconnect cookie after connecting (default:off)
- /printer[:name[,driver]]
Redirect printer device
- /proxy:[proto://][user:password@]host:port
Proxy settings: override env. var (see also environment variable below). Protocol "socks5" should be given explicitly where "http" is default.
- /pth:password-hash, /pass-the-hash:password-hash
Pass the hash (restricted admin mode)
- /pwidth:width
Physical width of display (in millimeters)
- /rdp2tcp:executable path[:arg...]
TCP redirection
- /reconnect-cookie:base64-cookie
Pass base64 reconnect cookie to the connection
- /redirect-prefer:FQDN|IP|NETBIOS,[...]
Override the preferred redirection order
- /relax-order-checks, /relax-order-checks
Do not check if a RDP order was announced during capability exchange, only use when connecting to a buggy server
- /restricted-admin, /restrictedAdmin
Restricted admin mode
- /rfx
RemoteFX
- /rfx-mode:[image|video]
RemoteFX mode
- /scale:[100|140|180]
Scaling factor of the display (default:100)
- /scale-desktop:percentage
Scaling factor for desktop applications (value between 100 and 500) (default:100)
- /scale-device:100|140|180
Scaling factor for app store applications (default:100)
- /sec:[rdp|tls|nla|ext]
Force specific protocol security
- +sec-ext
NLA extended protocol security (default:off)
- -sec-nla
NLA protocol security (default:on)
- -sec-rdp
RDP protocol security (default:on)
- -sec-tls
TLS protocol security (default:on)
- /serial[:name[,path[,driver[,permissive]]]], /tty[:name[,path[,driver[,permissive]]]]
Redirect serial device
- /shell:shell
Alternate shell
- /shell-dir:dir
Shell working directory
- /size:widthxheight or percent%[wh]
Screen size (default:1024x768)
- /smart-sizing[:widthxheight]
Scale remote desktop to window size
- /smartcard[:str[,str...]]
Redirect the smartcard devices containing any of the <str> in their names.
- /smartcard-logon
Activates Smartcard Logon authentication. (EXPERIMENTAL: NLA not supported)
- /sound[:[sys:sys,][dev:dev,][format:format,][rate:rate,][channel:channel,][latency:latency,][quality:quality]], /audio[:[sys:sys,][dev:dev,][format:format,][rate:rate,][channel:channel,][latency:latency,][quality:quality]]
Audio output (sound)
- /span
Span screen over multiple monitors
- /spn-class:service-class
SPN authentication service class
- /ssh-agent, /ssh-agent
SSH Agent forwarding channel
- /t:title, /title:title
Window title
- -themes
themes (default:on)
- /timeout:time in ms, /timeout:time in ms
Advanced setting for high latency links: Adjust connection timeout, use if you encounter timeout failures with your connection (default:9000)
- /tls-ciphers:[netmon|ma|ciphers]
Allowed TLS ciphers
- /tls-seclevel:level
TLS security level - defaults to 1 (default:1)
- -toggle-fullscreen
Alt+Ctrl+Enter to toggle fullscreen (default:on)
/tune:setting:value,setting:value
[experimental] directly manipulate freerdp settings, use with extreme caution! (default:)
- /tune-list
Print options allowed for /tune
- /u:[[domain\]user|user[@domain]]
Username
- +unmap-buttons
Let server see real physical pointer button (default:off)
- /v:server[:port]
Server hostname
- /vc:channel[,options]
Static virtual channel
- /version
Print version
- /video
Video optimized remoting channel
- /vmconnect[:vmid]
Hyper-V console (use port 2179, disable negotiation)
- /w:width
Width (default:1024)
- -wallpaper
wallpaper (default:on)
- +window-drag
full window drag (default:off)
- /window-position:xposxypos
window position
- /wm-class:class-name
Set the WM_CLASS hint for the window instance
- /workarea
Use available work area
Environment Variables
wlog environment variable
xfreerdp uses wLog as its log facility, you can refer to the corresponding man page (wlog(7)) for more informations. Arguments passed via the /log-level or /log-filters have precedence over the environment variables.
Examples
- xfreerdp connection.rdp /p:Pwd123! /f
Connect in fullscreen mode using a stored configuration connection.rdp and the password Pwd123!
- xfreerdp /u:USER /size:50%h /v:rdp.contoso.com
Connect to host rdp.contoso.com with user USER and a size of 50 percent of the height. If width (w) is set instead of height (h) like /size:50%w. 50 percent of the width is used.
- 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
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