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Running Horizon Client from the Command Line
You can run Horizon Client for Windows from the command line or from scripts. You might want to do this
if you are implementing a kiosk-based application that grants end users access to desktop applications.
You use the vmware-view.exe command to run the Horizon Client for Windows from the command line. The
command includes options that you can specify to change the behavior of Horizon Client.
Horizon Client Command Usage
The syntax of the vmware-view command controls the operation of Horizon Client.
Use the following form of the vmware-view command from a Windows command prompt.
vmware-view [command_line_option [argument]] ...
The default path to the vmware-view command executable le depends on your system.
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On 32-bit systems, the path is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\.
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On 64-bit systems, the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\.
For your convenience, add this path to your PATH environment variable.
The following table shows the command-line options that you can use with the vmware-view command.
Table 3‑11. Horizon Client Command-Line Options
Option Description
/?
Displays the list of command options.
-appName application_name
Species the name of the application as it would appear in the desktop and
application selection window. This is the display name that was specied for
the application pool in the pool creation wizard.
-appSessionReconnectionBehavior
argument
Species the application reconnection behavior seing.
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always implements Reconnect automatically to open applications
n
never implements Do not ask to reconnect and do not automatically
reconnect
n
ask implements Ask to reconnect to open applications
When you use this option, the application reconnection seings are disabled
on the Seings page in Horizon Client.
-args argument
Species command-line arguments to add to remote application launch. For
example: vmware-view.exe --serverURL 10.10.10.10 --appName "My
Notepad++" --args "\"my new.txt\""
-connectUSBOnStartup When set to true, redirects all USB devices to the desktop that are currently
connected to the host. This option is implicitly set if you specify the
-unattended option. The default is false.
-connectUSBOnInsert When set to true, connects a USB device to the foreground desktop when
you plug in the device. This option is implicitly set if you specify the
-unattended option. The default is false.
-desktopLayout window_size
Species how to display the window for the desktop:
fullscreen
Full-screen display.
multimonitor
Multiple-monitor display.
windowLarge
Large window.
windowSmall
Small window.
length X width
Custom size. For example: 800 X 600
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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