---
name: "od-tkdesk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tkdesk"
version: "2.0-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/od-tkdesk"
---

# od-tkdesk(1)

remotely open a directory using TkDesk

## NAME

od-tkdesk - remotely open a directory using TkDesk

## SYNOPSIS

**od-tkdesk** \[ *directory \]*\

## DESCRIPTION

*If invoked with no argument, od-tkdesk will open a new TkDesk file browser* *or list window displaying the contents of the current working directory.* *Whether a browser or list window will be opened is determined by the* *menu entry "Always In Browser" in TkDesk's "Options" menu.*

*If* *directory* *is given to od-tkdesk, its contents will be displayed in a new TkDesk window.*

*Od-tkdesk communicates with TkDesk through a TCP/IP server that needs* *to be started from within TkDesk using the menu entry "TkDesk Server"* *from TkDesk's "Options" menu.*

## OPTIONS

- *directory*

  *The directory whose contents is to be displayed.*

## FILES

- tkdeskclient

  *Usually in "/usr/local/bin", this program is used to perform the actual* *communication with TkDesk.*

## SEE ALSO

*[tkdesk(1)](/tkdesk/1.md), [cd-tkdesk(1)](/cd-tkdesk/1.md), [ed-tkdesk(1)](/ed-tkdesk/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

*Christian Bolik (Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de)*