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rdesktop cheatsheet

Basic usage

Connect (port number is optional)

rdesktop -u username host:port

Connect, specify password as parameter

rdesktop -u username -p password host:port

Use a domain user

rdesktop -u username -p password -d domainname host:port

Screen size

Connect in full-screen mode

rdesktop -u username -p password -f host:port

Use custom resolution

rdesktop -u username -p password -g 1366x768 host:port

Specify geometry as percentage

rdesktop -u username -p password -g 80% host:port

Mounting disks

Mount Downloads as shared

rdesktop -r disk:shared=/home/user/Downloads host:port