NAME
deskflow-client - manual page for deskflow-client v1.22.0.0, protocol v1.8
SYNOPSIS
deskflow-client [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Keyboard and mouse sharing utility
OPTIONS
- -h,--help
-
Print this help message and exit
- --config-toml TEXT
-
Use TOML configuration file
Usage: deskflow-client [--address <address>] [--yscroll <delta>] [--sync-language] [--invert-scroll] [--display <display>] [--no-xinitthreads] [--daemon|--no-daemon] [--name <screen-name>] [--restart|--no-restart] [--debug <level>] <server-address>
Connect to a Deskflow mouse/keyboard sharing server.
- -a, --address <address>
-
local network interface address.
- -d, --debug <level>
-
filter out log messages with priority below level. level may be: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE, INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2.
- -n, --name <screen-name> use screen-name instead the hostname to identify
-
this screen in the configuration.
- -1, --no-restart
-
do not try to restart on failure.
* --restart restart the server automatically if it fails.
- -l --log <file>
-
write log messages to file.
- --enable-crypto
-
enable TLS encryption.
- --tls-cert
-
specify the path to the TLS certificate file.
- -f, --no-daemon
-
run in the foreground.
* --daemon run as a daemon.
- --yscroll <delta>
-
defines the vertical scrolling delta, which is 120 by default.
- --sync-language
-
enable language synchronization.
- --invert-scroll
-
invert scroll direction on this computer.
- --display <display>
-
when in X mode, connect to the X server at <display>.
- --no-xinitthreads
-
do not call XInitThreads()
- -h, --help
-
display this help and exit.
- --version
-
display version information and exit.
* marks defaults.
The server address is of the form: [<hostname>][:<port>]. The hostname must be the address or hostname of the server. The port overrides the default port, 24800.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2024-2025 Deskflow Devs
Copyright © 2012-2025 Symless Ltd.
Copyright © 2009-2012 Nick Bolton
Copyright © 2002-2009 Chris Schoeneman
SEE ALSO
deskflow(1), deskflow-client(1), deskflow-server(2)
All documentation is on the web, so please point your browser at <https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/wiki> and surf away.