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particle: Execute a function on a device.

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$ particle call ${device_name} ${function_name} ${function_arguments}

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The given command is using Particle's Command Line Interface (CLI) to make a "call" to a specific device over the cloud using its device name and invoke a function on that device with specified arguments.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

particle call: This is the command to make a function call to a Particle device.
${device_name}: This is a placeholder representing the name of the target device. You need to replace ${device_name} with the actual name of the device you want to call the function on. For example, if your device's name is "my_device", you would replace ${device_name} with "my_device".
${function_name}: This is another placeholder representing the name of the function you want to call on the device. Replace ${function_name} with the actual name of the function you want to invoke. For example, if the function you want to call is named "toggleLED", you would replace ${function_name} with "toggleLED".
${function_arguments}: This is a placeholder representing any arguments that need to be passed to the function being called. Replace ${function_arguments} with the specific arguments required by the function. If the function doesn't require any arguments, you can leave it empty.

Once you replace the placeholders with the appropriate values, the CLI command will call the specified function with the provided arguments on the target device.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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