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      Command-Line Interface for macOS

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      Installation Command Client Commands

      Installation Command

      As of AnyDesk 6.3.0 for macOS, a PKG installer is available for custom clients. These can be installed using the following script:

      sudo installer -pkg AnyDesk.pkg -target /

      Warning: The above command will not automatically start up the AnyDesk client and Service. 

      After running it, AnyDesk will need to be started in order to use the below commands.

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      Client Commands

      These commands can be used to interact with the AnyDesk client through the command-line interface or scripts in the form:

      Command Description
      /Applications/AnyDesk.app/Contents/MacOS/AnyDesk <parameter> See Client Command Parameters.
      echo <license_key> | /Applications/AnyDesk.app/Contents/MacOS/AnyDesk --register-license Register the specified license key.
      echo <password>| sudo /Applications/AnyDesk.app/Contents/MacOS/AnyDesk --set-password Set the specified password for unattended access. (Requires administrative privileges)


      Client Command Parameters

      Parameter Description
      --get-alias Return the AnyDesk-Alias. 
      --get-id Return the AnyDesk-ID. 
      --get-status Return the client's online status. 
      --version

      Return the AnyDesk version
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