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TL;DR

rdesktop

Remote Desktop Protocol client. It can be used to connect the remote computer using the RDP protocol. More information: https://manned.org/rdesktop.

  • Connect to a remote computer (default port is 3389):

rdesktop -u username -p password host:port

  • Simple Examples:

rdesktop -u Administrator -p passwd123 192.168.1.111:3389

  • Connect to a remote computer with full screen (press Ctrl + Alt + Enter to exist):

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

  • Use the customed resolution (use the letter ‘x’ between the number):

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

  • Connect to a remote computer using domain user:

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

  • Use the 16-bit color (speed up):

rdesktop -u username -p password -a 16 host:port

This document was created using the contents of the tldr project.