wlfreerdp(1)

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version 3.32.1 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu noble

💖 wlfreerdp — the FreeRDP wayland client 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about wlfreerdp 💅 this is the FreeRDP man page, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

wlfreerdp — the FreeRDP wayland client 🎀

like. that's it. that's the name. it does what it says on the tin, no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

wlfreerdp [file] [default_client_options] [/v:<server>[:port]]
[/version] [/help]

look at her go 😌 she takes a file, she takes all your default_client_options, and then she takes the big three: /v:<server>[:port], /version, and /help. iconic behaviour, honestly.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so wlfreerdp is a wayland Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client, and she's part of the FreeRDP project 🫶 she's the wayland girlie of the family, and she is thriving.

here's the tea tho — an RDP server is built-in to many editions of Windows. like, it's just there. sitting there. waiting for you. 💀

and if Windows isn't your vibe, there are alternative servers too, and I need you to know their names because they're in the original and we do NOT skip details in this house:

  • ogon
  • gnome-remote-desktop
  • xrdp
  • VRDP (VirtualBox)

that's the whole roster 🫡 pick your fighter.

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay so heads up first, because this is important 👇

The wayland client also supports a lot of the default client options which are not described here. For details on those, go read the xfreerdp(1) man page. she's the big sister with the full lore. 📖✨

now, the ones that are written down right here:

  • /v:<server>[:port] — the server hostname or IP you're connecting to, and optionally the port too. that's your destination, bestie, your one true server. 🛰️
  • /version — prints the version and then exits. that's the whole job. she says her name and leaves. queen behaviour. 👑
  • /help — prints the help and then exits. same energy, different info. 🎀

✨ EXIT STATUS ✨

because she's polite and she tells you how it went 💌

  • 0 — successful program execution. we love to see it. slay. ✅
  • not 0 — on failure. 😭 something went sideways, check your vibes and your flags.

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read these too, they're all part of the friend group 🌸

✨ AUTHOR ✨

FreeRDP <team@freerdp.com> 💜

lowkey the way this whole thing is 3.32.1, dated 2017-01-12, and filed under wlfreerdp(1)... she's been iconic since 2017 and she's still here. periodt. 💅✨ 🦋

take care of her, bestie 🫶 bye!! 🌈

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