sendxmpp(1)

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NAME

6       sendxmpp - send xmpp messages from the commandline.
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SYNOPSIS

9       sendxmpp [options] <recipient1> [<recipient2> ...]
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11       sendxmpp --raw [options]
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DESCRIPTION

14       sendxmpp is a program to send XMPP (Jabber) messages from the
15       commandline, not unlike mail(1). Messages can be sent both to
16       individual recipients and chatrooms.
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OPTIONS

19       -f, --file file
20           Use file configuration file instead of ~/.sendxmpprc
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22       -u, --username user
23           Use user instead of the one in the configuration file
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25       -p, --password password
26           Use password instead of the one in the configuration file
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28       --sso
29           Instead of specifying username or password, attempt to use system
30           level SSO (e.g. kerberos) if supported.
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32       -j, --jserver server
33           Use jabber server instead of the one in the configuration file.
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35       -o, --component componentname
36           Use componentname in connect call. Seems needed for Google talk.
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39           Use resource res for the sender [default: 'sendxmpp']; when sending
40           to a chatroom, this determines the 'alias'
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42       -t, --tls
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45       -e, --ssl
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48       -n, --no-tls-verify
49           Deactivate the verification of SSL certificates. Better way is to
50           use parameter --tls-ca-path with the needed path to CA
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53       -a, --tls-ca-path
54           Path to your custom CA certificates, so you can verificate SSL
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57       --http
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60       -l, --headline
61           Backward compatibility option. You should use
62           --message-type=headline instead. Send a headline type message (not
63           stored in offline messages)
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65       --messages-type
66           Set type of message. Supported types are: message chat headline.
67           Default message type is message. Headline type message can be set
68           also with --headline option, see --headline
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70       -c, --chatroom
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73       -s, --subject subject
74           Set the subject for the message to subject [default: '']; when
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77       -m, --message message
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80       -i, --interactive
81           Work in interactive mode, reading lines from stdin and sending the
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87       -v, --verbose
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90       -h, --help, --usage
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93       -d, --debug
94           Show debugging info while running. WARNING: This will include
95           passwords etc. so be careful with the output! Specify multiple
96           times to increase debug level.
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CONFIGURATION FILE

99       You may define a '~/.sendxmpprc' file with the necessary data for your
100       xmpp-account. Since version 1.24 the following format is supported:
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102           username: <your_username>
103           jserver: <jabber_server>
104           port: <jabber_port>
105           password: <your_jabber_password>
106           component: <optional_component_name>
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108       Example for Google Talk servers:
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110           username: <lubomir.host>
111           jserver: <talk.google.com>
112           password: <my-secure-password>
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115       With version 1.23 and older only one-line format is supported:
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119       e.g.:
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121           # my account
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124       ('#' and newlines are allowed like in shellscripts). You can add a host
125       (or IP address) if it is different from the server part of your JID:
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127           # account with specific connection host
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130       You can also add a port if it is not the standard XMPP port:
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132           # account with weird port number
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135       Of course, you may also mix the two:
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137           # account with a specific host and port
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140       NOTE: for your security, sendxmpp demands that the configuration file
141       is owned by you and readable only to you (permissions 600).
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EXAMPLE

144          $ echo "hello bob!" | sendxmpp -s hello someone@jabber.org
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148          $ echo "Dinner Time" | sendxmpp -r TheCook --chatroom test2@conference.jabber.org
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150            or to send your system logs somewhere, as new lines appear:
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152          $ tail -f /var/log/syslog | sendxmpp -i sysadmin@myjabberserver.com
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154            NOTE: be careful not the overload public jabber services
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AUTHOR

164       sendxmpp has been written by Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
165       <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>, and uses the Net::XMPP modules written by Ryan
166       Eatmon. Current maintainer is Lubomir Host <lubomir.host@gmail.com>,
167       <http://blog.hostname.sk>
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