RE: Where can I find tvnviewer.exe documentation?

[Kevin W. <kev...@os...>]

Hi,

Yes, thank you. As I mentioned in my question, I was able to get the basic functionality to work (such as in the example you provided where one enters "C:\Program Files\TightVNC>tvnviewer 192.1689.111.20::5900" on the command line).  The -help options that you've quoted cover those basics.

What doesn't seem to be documented anywhere is the format of the .vnc options file used by tnvviewer. One can create an options file from within tnvviewer and pass that options file on the command line when starting the application. That options file contains the IP and port of the connection, and may also contain the password.

My question was whether or not it was possible to override the port and IP settings in the .vnc file with the -host and -port options from the command line.

Anyhow, I've found a work-around in the interim, so thanks everyone for their help.

Kevin




tvnviewer /?

TightVNC Viewer allows you to view and control remote hosts
where TightVNC Server or compatible software is running.

Command line syntax is the following.

Start the viewer:
  tvnviewer

Start the viewer and connect to the specified host:
  tvnviewer hostname::port [OPTIONS]
  tvnviewer -host=hostname [OPTIONS]
  tvnviewer -optionsfile=FILENAME [OPTIONS]

Start the viewer in the listening mode:
  tvnviewer -listen

Show this help on command line usage:
  tvnviewer -help

The following OPTIONS are supported (all of them should be used in the
form -option=VALUE where both option name and value are case-insensitive):

  -optionsfile    The specified file will be read and the corresponding
                        connection will be restored (use Save Connection Info
                        to create such files).

  -host              Connect to the specified host name.

  -port              Specify the port number.

  -password      Specify the password for authenticating to the server.


Example:
C:\Program Files\TightVNC>tvnviewer 192.1689.111.20::5900

Works fine.


From: Kevin Wilder [mailto:kev...@os...]
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 12:56 AM
To: vnc...@li...<mailto:vnc...@li...>
Subject: Where can I find tvnviewer.exe documentation?

Hi everyone,

My "google fu" is failing me. I have searched high and low for some documentation on how to use tvnviewer from the command line. I am able to use its basic functionality but I can't seem to get the "-host" and "-port" command line options to work.

The tvnviewer application seems to default to using the settings under the [connection] header in the .vnc settings file rather than using the values specified on the command line. I can't figure out how to over-ride the settings in the .vnc file. Removing the [connection] section from the .vnc file results in a "could not read options file" error, as does removing or leaving blank the port and host fields under that header.

How would I configure the options file so that I can specify the -host and -port options from the command line? Alternatively, where do I find documentation for tnvviewer (not to be confused with tnvserver).

Thanks in advance for your help!

Kevin