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There are several commands available that interact with steam. All of them open up steam if it is not open. They can either be typed into a command box (start-> run menu) or through your browser's addressbar.
There are several commands available that interact with steam. All of them open up steam if it is not open. They can either be typed into a command box (start-> run menu) or through your browser's addressbar.


(copied from hl2world wiki)
* '''steam:%c''' This opens Steam with command line arguments. Replace %c with command line arguments found here: [[Command Line Options]]
* '''steam:%c''' This opens Steam with command line arguments. Replace %c with command line arguments found here: [[Command Line Options]]


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* '''steam://validate/%id''' This Validates the files within gcf's of the Applaunch ID you choose.
* '''steam://validate/%id''' This Validates the files within gcf's of the Applaunch ID you choose.


--[[User:Black Panther|Black Panther]] 07:31, 28 Jun 2005 (PDT)
originally posted by --X2cube 05:23, 15 Nov 2004 on the [[http://www.hl2world.com/wiki/index.php/Steam_Links | hl2world wiki]]
originally posted by --X2cube 05:23, 15 Nov 2004 on the [[http://www.hl2world.com/wiki/index.php/Steam_Links | hl2world wiki]]

Revision as of 07:31, 28 June 2005

There are several commands available that interact with steam. All of them open up steam if it is not open. They can either be typed into a command box (start-> run menu) or through your browser's addressbar.

  • steam:%c This opens Steam with command line arguments. Replace %c with command line arguments found here: Command Line Options
  • steam://store/%id This opens up the store for the specified product, if no product is specified then the default one is opened. Replace %id with a product number from this page Applaunch IDs.
  • steam://backup/%id This opens up Steam's backup utility. If a product id is specified then the product is checkmarked automatically. Replace %id with a product number from this page Applaunch IDs.
  • steam://updatenews/%id This opens the news about the latest updates for the specified product. Replace %id with a product number from this page Applaunch IDs.
  • steam://purchase/%id This opens a dialog box to buy a product from Steam. Since Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the Valve Premier Pack can no longer be purchased by themselves, because they have been replace with Half-Life 2, this is useful. Replace %i with: 7 for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, 8 for Valve Premier Pack, 9 for Half-Life 2 Bronze, 10 for Half-life 2 Silver, or 13 for Half-Life 2 Gold.

--Black Panther 07:31, 28 Jun 2005 (PDT) originally posted by --X2cube 05:23, 15 Nov 2004 on the [| hl2world wiki]