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Author: Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss
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CC: Brian Cluff
Subject: Re: start zoom from command line
Have you tried just:
zoom
"--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"


The error seems to be saying that it you have the option launch that it
doesn't want any other arguments, and the instructions don't say
anything about the option launch.

Brian Cluff

On 9/29/20 8:47 AM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Thanks. I tried using the instructions there to connect to the test
> meeting at
> https://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09.
> Here's what I entered:
>
> $ zoom launch
> --url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09
> ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
> ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"]
> Usage: "zoom launch"
>
> Then it put me back at the command prompt.  I looked again at the
> instructions to see if I missed something.  I missed where it said to
> include the quotes.  so I tried that:
>
> $ zoom launch
> "--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"
> ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
> ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"]
> Usage: "zoom launch"
> $
>
> On 9/28/20 9:49 PM, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> This looks like it's got the info you need:
>> https://superuser.com/questions/1563255/start-a-zoom-meeting-from-the-command-line
>>
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>> On 9/28/20 9:40 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>> I already have the zoom client.  What do I enter at the command line
>>> to make zoom launch and connect to a particular meeting?
>>>
>>> On 9/27/20 2:42 PM, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 27 Sep 2020 09:12:08 -0700
>>>> Jim via PLUG-discuss <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to launch zoom and have it connect to a meeting using
>>>>> the command line?  I'm looking for something simpler than opening
>>>>> Thunderbird, finding the email with the link to the meeting, clicking
>>>>> the link then waiting for the web browser to open, then for it to
>>>>> launch zoom.
>>>> You can install a Zoom client.
>>>>
>>>> SteveT
>>>>
>>>> Steve Litt
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