svncviewer(1)

NAME

svncviewer - a svgalib viewer client for Virtual Network

Computing

SYNOPSIS

vncserver [options] host:display
options are [-shared] [-raw] [-copyrect] [-rre] [-hextile]
[-nocopyrect]   [-norre]   [-nohextile]   [-bgr233]    [-owncmap]
[-truecolour]  [-depth num] [-passwd file] [-period msec] [-delay
msec] [-debug] [-help]

DESCRIPTION

svncviewer is a SVGAlib viewer client for Xvnc, the free X

server for Virtual Network Computing (VNC). It can connect to a

running Xvnc server and display it on a graphics capable console.

Further it can transmit mouse and keyevents to the server.

There are viewers for a variety of other plattforms, e.g.

X and Windows95/NT. For Linux and Windows also a server exists.

With the built-in Java classes, you can even use a Java capable

Internet browser to connect to Xvnc.

EXAMPLES

svncviewer localhost:1

Connects to a running Xvnc session on the local

workstation and displays its content in a X window.

svncviewer flora:1

Connects to a running Xvnc on host flora and

displays its on the current console.

OPTIONS

-help Prints a short usage notice to stderr.

-shared

When you make a connection to a VNC server, all

other existing connections are normally closed. This option re

quests that they be left open, allowing you to share the desktop

with someone already using it.

-passwd 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.

-owncmap

This makes the viewer to install a private colormap

on displays with a color depth of 8 bits.

-raw

-copyrect

-rre

-hextile

-nocopyrect

-norre

-nohextile

You can enable or disbale certain graphic encodings

with these options.

Other Options

Feel free to submit entries for the other options

available.

FILES

/usr/X11R6/bin/vncpasswd

Command to create and change password files to be

used by the RFB protocol (can be specified with the -passwd op

tion).

/usr/X11R6/bin/vncserver

A wrapper script around Xvnc to start the server

with appropriate defaults.

/usr/X11R6/bin/Xvnc

The real server. Will be invoked by vncserver.

SEE ALSO

xvncviewer(1x). vncpasswd(1x), vncserver(1x),

vnc.conf(5), Xvnc(1x).

AUTHOR

1998 - Originally written by Marcus Brinkmann (Mar

cus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) for the Debian GNU/Linux Dis

tribution.

3.3.1 March 16th, 1998

svncviewer(1)