xtigervncviewer(1)
NAME
xtigervncviewer - VNC viewer for X
SYNOPSIS
xtigervncviewer [options] [host][:display#] xtigervncviewer [options] [host][::port] xtigervncviewer [options] -listen [port]
DESCRIPTION
xtigervncviewer is a viewer (client) for Virtual Network Computing.
This manual page documents version 4 for the X window system.
If you run the viewer with no arguments it will prompt you for a VNC
server to connect to. Alternatively, specify the VNC server as an
argument, e.g.:
xtigervncviewer snoopy:2
where 'snoopy' is the name of the machine, and '2' is the display
number of the VNC server on that machine. Either the machine name or
display number can be omitted. So for example ":1" means display
number 1 on the same machine, and "snoopy" means "snoopy:0" i.e.
display 0 on machine "snoopy".
If the VNC server is successfully contacted, you will be prompted for a
password to authenticate you. If the password is correct, a window
will appear showing the desktop of the VNC server.
AUTOMATIC PROTOCOL SELECTION
The viewer tests the speed of the connection to the server and chooses the encoding and pixel format (color level) appropriately. This makes it much easier to use than previous versions where the user had to specify arcane command line arguments. The viewer normally starts out assuming the link is slow, using the encoding with the best compression. If it turns out that the link is fast enough it switches to an encoding which compresses less but is faster to generate, thus improving the interactive feel. The viewer normally starts in full-color mode, but switches to low- color mode if the bandwidth is insufficient. However, this only occurs when communicating with servers supporting protocol 3.8 or newer, since many old servers does not support color mode changes safely. Automatic selection can be turned off by setting the AutoSelect parameter to false, or from the options dialog.
POPUP MENU
The viewer has a popup menu containing entries which perform various
actions. It is usually brought up by pressing F8, but this can be
configured with the MenuKey parameter. Actions which the popup menu
can perform include:
* switching in and out of full-screen mode
* quitting the viewer
* generating key events, e.g. sending ctrl-alt-del
* accessing the options dialog and various other dialogs
By default, key presses in the popup menu get sent to the VNC server
and dismiss the popup. So to get an F8 through to the VNC server
simply press it twice.
FULL SCREEN MODE
A full-screen mode is supported. This is particularly useful when connecting to a remote screen which is the same size as your local one. If the remote screen is bigger, you can scroll by bumping the mouse against the edge of the screen.
OPTIONS (PARAMETERS)
You can get a list of parameters by giving -h as a command-line option
to xtigervncviewer. Parameters can be turned on with -param or off
with -param=0. Parameters which take a value can be specified as
-param value. Other valid forms are param=value -param=value
--param=value. Parameter names are case-insensitive.
Many of the parameters can also be set graphically via the options
dialog box. This can be accessed from the popup menu or from the
"Connection details" dialog box.
-display Xdisplay
Specifies the X display on which the VNC viewer window should
appear.
-geometry geometry
Standard X position and sizing specification.
-listen [port]
Causes xtigervncviewer to listen on the given port (default
5500) for reverse connections from a VNC server. WinVNC
supports reverse connections initiated using the 'Add New
Client' menu option or the '-connect' command-line option.
Xtigervnc supports reverse connections with a helper program
called tigervncconfig.
-SecurityTypes sec-types
Specify which security schemes to attempt to use when
authenticating with the server. Valid values are a comma
separated list of None, VncAuth, Plain, TLSNone, TLSVnc,
TLSPlain, X509None, X509Vnc and X509Plain. Default is to attempt
every supported scheme.
-passwd, -PasswordFile password-file
If you are on a filesystem which gives you access to the
password file used by the server, you can specify it here to
avoid typing it in. It will usually be "~/.vnc/passwd".
-X509CA path
Path to CA certificate to use when authenticating remote servers
using any of the X509 security schemes (X509None, X509Vnc,
etc.). Must be in PEM format. Default is $HOME/.vnc/x509_ca.pem,
if it exists.
-X509CRL path
Path to certificate revocation list to use in conjunction with
-X509CA. Must also be in PEM format. Default is
$HOME/.vnc/x509_crl.pem, if it exists.
-Shared
When you make a connection to a VNC server, all other existing
connections are normally closed. This option requests that they
be left open, allowing you to share the desktop with someone
already using it.
-ViewOnly
Specifies that no keyboard or mouse events should be sent to the
server. Useful if you want to view a desktop without
interfering; often needs to be combined with -Shared.
-AcceptClipboard
Accept clipboard changes from the server. Default is on.
-SetPrimary
Set the primary selection as well as the clipboard selection.
Default is on.
-SendClipboard
Send clipboard changes to the server. Default is on.
-SendPrimary
Send the primary selection to the server as well as the
clipboard selection. Default is on.
-Maximize
Maximize viewer window.
-FullScreen
Start in full-screen mode.
-FullScreenAllMonitors
Use all local monitors and not just the current one when
switching to full-screen mode.
-FullscreenSystemKeys
Pass special keys (like Alt+Tab) directly to the server when in
full-screen mode.
-DesktopSize widthxheight
Instead of keeping the existing remote screen size, the client
will attempt to switch to the specified since when connecting.
If the server does not support the SetDesktopSize message then
the screen will retain the original size.
-RemoteResize
Dynamically resize the remote desktop size as the size of the
local client window changes. Note that this may not work with
all VNC servers.
-AutoSelect
Use automatic selection of encoding and pixel format (default is
on). Normally the viewer tests the speed of the connection to
the server and chooses the encoding and pixel format
appropriately. Turn it off with -AutoSelect=0.
-FullColor, -FullColour
Tells the VNC server to send full-color pixels in the best
format for this display. This is default.
-LowColorLevel, -LowColourLevel level
Selects the reduced color level to use on slow links. level can
range from 0 to 2, 0 meaning 8 colors, 1 meaning 64 colors (the
default), 2 meaning 256 colors. Note that decision if reduced
color level is used is made by xtigervncviewer. If you would
like to force xtigervncviewer to use reduced color level use
-AutoSelect=0 parameter.
-PreferredEncoding encoding
This option specifies the preferred encoding to use from one of
"Tight", "ZRLE", "hextile" or "raw".
-NoJpeg
Disable lossy JPEG compression in Tight encoding. Default is
off.
-QualityLevel level
JPEG quality level. 0 = Low, 9 = High. May be adjusted
automatically if -AutoSelect is turned on. Default is 8.
-CompressLevel level
Use specified lossless compression level. 0 = Low, 6 = High.
Default is 2.
-CustomCompressLevel
Use custom compression level. Default if CompressLevel is
specified.
-DotWhenNoCursor
Show the dot cursor when the server sends an invisible cursor.
Default is off.
-PointerEventInterval time
Time in milliseconds to rate-limit successive pointer events.
Default is to send events immediately.
-Log logname:dest:level
Configures the debug log settings. dest can currently be stderr
or stdout, and level is between 0 and 100, 100 meaning most
verbose output. logname is usually * meaning all, but you can
target a specific source file if you know the name of its
"LogWriter". Default is *:stderr:30.
-MenuKey keysym-name
This option specifies the key which brings up the popup menu.
The currently supported list is: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8,
F9, F10, F11, F12, Pause, Print, Scroll_Lock, Escape, Insert,
Delete, Home, Page_Up, Page_Down). Default is F8.
-via gateway
Automatically create encrypted TCP tunnel to the gateway machine
before connection, connect to the host through that tunnel
(TigerVNC-specific). By default, this option invokes SSH local
port forwarding, assuming that SSH client binary can be accessed
as /usr/bin/ssh. Note that when using the -via option, the host
machine name should be specified as known to the gateway
machine, e.g. "localhost" denotes the gateway, not the machine
where xtigervncviewer was launched. The environment variable
VNC_VIA_CMD can override the default tunnel command of
/usr/bin/ssh -f -L "$L":"$H":"$R" "$G" sleep 20. The tunnel
command is executed with the environment variables L, H, R, and
G taken the values of the local port number, the remote host,
the port number on the remote host, and the gateway machine
respectively.
FILES
$HOME/.vnc/default.tigervnc
Default configuration options. This file must have a "magic"
first line of "TigerVNC Configuration file Version 1.0" (without
quotes), followed by simple <setting>=<value> pairs of your
choosing. The available settings are those shown in this man
page.
$HOME/.vnc/x509_ca.pem
Default CA certificate for authenticating servers.
$HOME/.vnc/x509_crl.pem
Default certificate revocation list.
SEE ALSO
Xtigervnc(1), tigervncpasswd(1), tigervncconfig(1), tigervncserver(1) http://www.tigervnc.org
AUTHOR
Tristan Richardson, RealVNC Ltd. and others. VNC was originally developed by the RealVNC team while at Olivetti Research Ltd / AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. TightVNC additions were implemented by Constantin Kaplinsky. Many other people have since participated in development, testing and support. This manual is part of the TigerVNC software suite.
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