---
name: "linuxvnc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "linuxvnc"
version: "0.9.10-2+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/linuxvnc"
---

# linuxvnc(1)

export a tty to any VNC client

## NAME

linuxvnc - export a tty to any VNC client

## SYNOPSIS

**linuxvnc *\[tty\_number \[args\]\]***

## DESCRIPTION

It follows the same idea as WinVNC, x11vnc or OSXvnc, i.e. it            takes an existing desktop and exports it via RFB (VNC), just that        LinuxVNC exports text.

If you want to export another tty, specify it as 'tty\_number'. You can also pass VNC options to tune what encodings are used for the VNC session. You can read x11vnc man page for more information on this.

## OPTIONS

- \-rfbport port

  TCP port for RFB protocol.

- \-rfbwait time

  Max time in ms to wait for RFB client.

- \-rfbauth passwd-file

  Use authentication on RFB protocol (use 'storepasswd' to create passwd file).

- \-rfbversion 3.x

  Set the version of the RFB we choose to advertise.

- \-permitfiletransfer

  Permit file transfer support.

- \-passwd plain-password

  Use authentication (use plain-password as password, USE AT YOUR RISK).

- \-deferupdate time

  Time in ms to defer updates (default 40).

- \-deferptrupdate time

  Time in ms to defer pointer updates (default none).

- \-desktop name

  VNC desktop name (default "LibVNCServer").

- \-alwaysshared

  Always treat new clients as shared.

- \-nevershared

  Never treat new clients as shared.

- \-dontdisconnect

  Don't disconnect existing clients when a new non-shared connection comes in (refuse new connection instead).

- \-httpdir dir-path

  Enable http server using dir-path home.

- \-httpport portnum

  Use portnum for http connection.

- \-enablehttpproxy

  Enable http proxy support.

- \-progressive height

  Enable progressive updating for slow links.

- \-listen ipaddr

  Listen for connections only on network interface with addr ipaddr.

## SEE ALSO

[**x11vnc**(1)](/x11vnc/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Ludovic Drolez \<ldrolez@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).