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  • Open Remote Desktop (RDP) from command line and connect local resources

    The above command will open a Remote Desktop connection from command line, authenticate using default username and password (great for virtual machines; in the exampe above it's administrator:password), create a shared folder between your machine and the other machine and configure resolution to best fit your desktop (I don't like full screen because it make the desktop panels to disappear). The command will run in the background, and expect to receive parameters. You should enter hostname or IP address as a parameter to the command, and can also override the defaults parameters with your own.


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    rdesktop -a24 -uAdministrator -pPassword -r clipboard:CLIPBOARD -r disk:share=~/share -z -g 1280x900 -0 $@ &
    tomer · 2010-03-08 11:51:58 2

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