Render multiple comps in render queue with -rqindex

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scribling
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I'm trying to script aerender to render all comps in the render queue even though the last two aren't queued.
Here's the deal: We use a render farm to render the full rez frames then set proxy and render quicktimes to check the renders. If the quicktimes are queued every machine on the farm tries to render them.

Here's what I want my script to do:

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aerender -project ".../test1.aep" -rqindex 1,2,3
The problem is it only renders rqindex #1.
I want it to render comps #1, #2, #3 in that order.

I tried this:

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aerender -project ".../test1.aep" -rqindex 1 -rqindex 2

Then it only renders rqindex #2.

They need to be rendered in the same instance of aerender so that it sets the proxy for the qts.

I've tried -rqindex 1&2; 1-2; 1,2,3; 1+2; [1-2]; (1,2); ...

I also tried:

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aerender -project ".../test1.aep" -rqindex 1 -comp "compname2"
That only renders the -comp option.

Surely, there's a way this can be done.
Unfortunately, AE's help and man page does no good at all.
Maybe there's a way to tell aerender to render everything in the queue regardless of if it's queued or not.

Thanks in advance.
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