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  1. Earthworm Module: activate_module
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Earthworm Module: activate_module

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Function

Puts an ACTIVATE_MODULE message in the specified ring, the body of which starts with the module ID of the specified target module, followed by the remaining command-line arguments.

Details

The activate_module module writes a message to the specified ring to intended for the specified module; any arguments after the ring name are included in the message. All options are specified via the command line; its usage is as follows: 

activate_module <module id> <ring name> [<arg> [<arg>...]]

Arguments after <ring name> may not have any whitespace in them.

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