start zoom from command line

Jim azanorak at gmail.com
Tue Sep 29 09:42:11 MST 2020


Didn't work.

$ zoom launch 
--url="zoommtg://us02web.zoom.us/j/82466379827?pwd=Z0xERGZib2VqZTlMSjlIY1pXUW80Zz09"
ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments 
["--url=zoommtg://us02web.zoom.us/j/82466379827?pwd=Z0xERGZib2VqZTlMSjlIY1pXUW80Zz09"]
Usage: "zoom launch"
$

On 9/29/20 8:53 AM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Try putting the first quote after the =
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 8:47 AM Jim via PLUG-discuss 
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org 
> <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>> 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
>     <http://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09>
>     ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
>     ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09
>     <http://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
>     <http://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09>"
>     ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
>     ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09
>     <http://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 <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
>     <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>> 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
>     >>> Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
>     >>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
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