---
name: "display-tele"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi2"
version: "1:2.2.2-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/display-tele"
---

# display-tele(7)

Forwards the display over a network

## NAME

**display-tele** - Forwards the display over a network

## SYNOPSIS

```
display-tele: [inet]:<host>[:port]
display-tele: unix:<file>
```

## DESCRIPTION

The tele target forwards the display over a network via TCP to a remote host.

A **[ggiteleserver(1)](/ggiteleserver/1.md)** must be running on the remote host where the final display resides. A normal GGI applications will then use the tele target to forward all graphic operations to the machine running the teleserver.

## OPTIONS

The argument to **display-tele** is the display to connect to, it has the format \<type\>:\<specifier\>. The available types are inet and unix. The specifier for type inet has the format hostname:port, and for type unix, it is a file. Some examples:

```
- GGI_DISPLAY=tele:inet:localhost:27780
- GGI_DISPLAY=tele::192.168.1.2:27780 (inet is the default)
- GGI_DISPLAY=tele:unix:/tmp/.tele0
```

## FEATURES

- •

  DirectBuffer never supported.

- •

  Accelerated if the remote display is.

## SEE ALSO

`ggiteleserver(1)`