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diff --git a/x11vnc/x11vnc.1 b/x11vnc/x11vnc.1 index c3b2607..e3deed8 100644 --- a/x11vnc/x11vnc.1 +++ b/x11vnc/x11vnc.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .TH X11VNC "1" "September 2006" "x11vnc " "User Commands" .SH NAME x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays - version: 0.8.3, lastmod: 2006-09-10 + version: 0.8.3, lastmod: 2006-09-13 .SH SYNOPSIS .B x11vnc [OPTION]... @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ these protections. See the FAQ for details how to tunnel the VNC connection through an encrypted channel such as .IR ssh (1). In brief: -.PP -% ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 far-host 'x11vnc -localhost -display :0' +.IP +ssh \fB-t\fR \fB-L\fR 5900:localhost:5900 far-host 'x11vnc \fB-localhost\fR \fB-display\fR :0' .PP % vncviewer -encodings 'copyrect tight zrle hextile' localhost:0 .PP @@ -130,17 +130,17 @@ even if it looks like 8bpp TrueColor (rare problem). .PP \fB-visual\fR \fIn\fR .IP -Experimental option: probably does not do what you -think. It simply *forces* the visual used for the -framebuffer; this may be a bad thing... (e.g. messes -up colors or cause a crash). It is useful for testing -and for some workarounds. n may be a decimal number, -or 0x hex. Run +This option probably does not do what you think. +It simply *forces* the visual used for the framebuffer; +this may be a bad thing... (e.g. messes up colors or +cause a crash). It is useful for testing and for some +workarounds. n may be a decimal number, or 0x hex. +Run .IR xdpyinfo (1) -for the values. One may -also use "TrueColor", etc. see <X11/X.h> for a list. -If the string ends in ":m" then for better or for -worse the visual depth is forced to be m. +for the values. One may also use +"TrueColor", etc. see <X11/X.h> for a list. If the +string ends in ":m" then for better or for worse the +visual depth is forced to be m. .PP \fB-overlay\fR .IP @@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ Go into the background after screen setup. Messages to stderr are lost unless \fB-o\fR logfile is used. Something like this could be useful in a script: .IP -port=`ssh $host "x11vnc -display :0 -bg" | grep PORT` +port=`ssh -t $host "x11vnc -display :0 -bg" | grep PORT` .IP port=`echo "$port" | sed -e 's/PORT=//'` .IP @@ -2852,8 +2852,8 @@ or where window tearing is a problem. .PP \fB-rawfb\fR \fIstring\fR .IP -Experimental option, instead of polling X, poll the -memory object specified in \fIstring\fR. +Instead of polling X, poll the memory object specified +in \fIstring\fR. .IP For shared memory segments string is of the form: "shm:N@WxHxB" which specifies a shmid @@ -3102,16 +3102,16 @@ format. .PP \fB-pipeinput\fR \fIcmd\fR .IP -Another experimental option: it lets you supply an -external command in \fIcmd\fR that x11vnc will pipe -all of the user input events to in a simple format. -In \fB-pipeinput\fR mode by default x11vnc will not process -any of the user input events. If you prefix \fIcmd\fR -with "tee:" it will both send them to the pipe -command and process them. For a description of the -format run "\fB-pipeinput\fR \fItee:/bin/cat\fR". Another prefix -is "reopen" which means to reopen pipe if it exits. -Separate multiple prefixes with commas. +This option lets you supply an external command in +\fIcmd\fR that x11vnc will pipe all of the user input +events to in a simple format. In \fB-pipeinput\fR mode by +default x11vnc will not process any of the user input +events. If you prefix \fIcmd\fR with "tee:" it will +both send them to the pipe command and process them. +For a description of the format run "-pipeinput +tee:/bin/cat". Another prefix is "reopen" which +means to reopen pipe if it exits. Separate multiple +prefixes with commas. .IP In combination with \fB-rawfb\fR one might be able to do amusing things (e.g. control non-X devices). |