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Remote Desktop Protocol client. It can be used to connect the remote computer using the RDP protocol.

# To connect to a remote computer (default port is 3389):
rdesktop -u <username> -p <password> <host:port>

# A simple example:
rdesktop -u Administrator -p passwd123 192.168.1.111:3389

# To connect to a remote computer with full screen (press Ctrl+Alt+Enter to exist):
rdesktop -u <username> -p <password> -f <host:port>

# To use the customed resolution (use the letter 'x' between the number):
rdesktop -u <username> -p <password> -g 1366x768 <host:port>

# To connect to a remote computer using domain user:
rdesktop -u <username> -p <password> -d <domainname> <host:port>

# To use the 16 bit color (speed up):
rdesktop -u <username> -p <password> -a 16 <host:port>