You may start IDM from the command line using the following parameters
idman /s
or idman /d URL [/p local_path] [/f local_file_name] [/q] [/h][/n] [/a]
Parameters:
/d URL – downloads a file
e.g. IDMan.exe /d “http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/path/FileName.zip”
/s – starts queue in scheduler
/p local_path – defines the local path where to save the file
/f local_file_name – defines the local file name to save the file
/q – IDM will exit after the successful downloading. This parameter works only for the first copy
/h – IDM will hang up your connection after the successful downloading
/n – turns on the silent mode when IDM doesn’t ask any questions
/a – add a file specified with /d to download queue, but don’t start downloading
Parameters /a, /h, /n, /q, /f local_file_name, /p local_path work only if you specified the file to download with /d URL
Examples
C:\>idman.exe /n /d http://www.tonec.com/download/idman317.exe