vncviewer -V (return code: 1)
VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Feb 25 2015 22:57:51
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
usage: vncviewer [-4|-6] [parameters] [host:displayNum] [parameters]
vncviewer [parameters] -listen [port] [parameters]
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. The parameters are:
Global Parameters:
ZlibLevel - Zlib compression level (default=-1)
Log - Specifies which log output should be directed to which
target logger, and the level of output to log. Format is
<log>:<target>:<level>[, ...]. (default=)
via - Gateway to tunnel via (default=)
XEmbed - Embed into another window with a given id (default=)
display - The X display (default=)
geometry - X geometry specification (default=)
XDialog - Popup an X dialog when asking for server, username and
password. Default no when running from command line
(default=0)
listen - Listen for connections from VNC servers (default=0)
SendPrimary - Send the primary selection and cut buffer to the server as
well as the clipboard selection (default=1)
SendClipboard - Send clipboard changes to the server (default=1)
AcceptClipboard - Accept clipboard changes from the server (default=1)
Shared - Don't disconnect other viewers upon connection - share the
desktop instead (default=0)
ViewOnly - Don't send any mouse or keyboard events to the server
(default=0)
FullScreen - Full screen mode (default=0)
PreferredEncoding - Preferred encoding to use (ZRLE, hextile or raw) -
implies AutoSelect=0 (default=)
LowColourLevel - Colour level to use on slow connections. 0 = Very Low (8
colours), 1 = Low (64 colours), 2 = Medium (256 colours)
(default=1)
FullColor - Alias for FullColour
FullColour - Use full colour - otherwise low colour level is used until
AutoSelect decides the link is fast enough (default=0)
AutoSelect - Auto select pixel format and encoding (default=1)
DotWhenNoCursor - Show the dot cursor when the server sends an invisible
cursor (default=1)
UseLocalCursor - Render the mouse cursor locally (default=1)
passwd - Alias for PasswordFile
PasswordFile - Password file for VNC authentication (default=)
WMDecorationHeight - Height of window manager decoration around a window
(default=24)
WMDecorationWidth - Width of window manager decoration around a window
(default=6)
PointerEventInterval - Time in milliseconds to rate-limit successive pointer
events (default=0)
name - The X window name (default=)
MenuKey - The key which brings up the popup menu (default=F8)
DebugDelay - Milliseconds to display inverted pixel data - a debugging
feature (default=0)
vncviewer -HELP (return code: 1)
VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Feb 25 2015 22:57:51
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
usage: vncviewer [-4|-6] [parameters] [host:displayNum] [parameters]
vncviewer [parameters] -listen [port] [parameters]
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. The parameters are:
Global Parameters:
ZlibLevel - Zlib compression level (default=-1)
Log - Specifies which log output should be directed to which
target logger, and the level of output to log. Format is
<log>:<target>:<level>[, ...]. (default=)
via - Gateway to tunnel via (default=)
XEmbed - Embed into another window with a given id (default=)
display - The X display (default=)
geometry - X geometry specification (default=)
XDialog - Popup an X dialog when asking for server, username and
password. Default no when running from command line
(default=0)
listen - Listen for connections from VNC servers (default=0)
SendPrimary - Send the primary selection and cut buffer to the server as
well as the clipboard selection (default=1)
SendClipboard - Send clipboard changes to the server (default=1)
AcceptClipboard - Accept clipboard changes from the server (default=1)
Shared - Don't disconnect other viewers upon connection - share the
desktop instead (default=0)
ViewOnly - Don't send any mouse or keyboard events to the server
(default=0)
FullScreen - Full screen mode (default=0)
PreferredEncoding - Preferred encoding to use (ZRLE, hextile or raw) -
implies AutoSelect=0 (default=)
LowColourLevel - Colour level to use on slow connections. 0 = Very Low (8
colours), 1 = Low (64 colours), 2 = Medium (256 colours)
(default=1)
FullColor - Alias for FullColour
FullColour - Use full colour - otherwise low colour level is used until
AutoSelect decides the link is fast enough (default=0)
AutoSelect - Auto select pixel format and encoding (default=1)
DotWhenNoCursor - Show the dot cursor when the server sends an invisible
cursor (default=1)
UseLocalCursor - Render the mouse cursor locally (default=1)
passwd - Alias for PasswordFile
PasswordFile - Password file for VNC authentication (default=)
WMDecorationHeight - Height of window manager decoration around a window
(default=24)
WMDecorationWidth - Width of window manager decoration around a window
(default=6)
PointerEventInterval - Time in milliseconds to rate-limit successive pointer
events (default=0)
name - The X window name (default=)
MenuKey - The key which brings up the popup menu (default=F8)
DebugDelay - Milliseconds to display inverted pixel data - a debugging
feature (default=0)