VNCSERVER(1) General Commands Manual VNCSERVER(1)
NAME
vncserver - start a VNC server application
SYNOPSIS
vncserver
[:number] [-geometry widthxheight] [-depth depth] [-pixelformat rgbNNNbgrNNN] [-name desktop-name] [Xvnc-options...]
vncserver -kill :number
DESCRIPTION
Start (or stop) a VNC session. This is a VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server. With vncserver you can start a computing desktop envi-
ronment that you wish to be able to use from a different machine.
OPTIONS
:number
The display number to use. If omitted, the next free display number is used.
-geometry widthxheight
The session is to be of the specified size.
-depth depth
The colour depth of the visual to provide (bits per pixel).
-pixelformat rgbNNNbgrNNN
The colour representation bit allocations to use.
-name desktop-name
The name to give the desktop.
-kill :number
Stop the session running on display number.
SEE ALSO
vncviewer(1), Xvnc(1), vncpasswd(1), vncconnect(1)
AUTHOR
AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
Man page by Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
6 Nov 2000 VNCSERVER(1)