NAME
sendxmpp - send xmpp messages from the commandline.
SYNOPSIS
sendxmpp [options] <recipient1> [<recipient2> ...]
sendxmpp --raw [options]
DESCRIPTION
sendxmpp is a program to send XMPP (Jabber) messages from the
commandline, not unlike mail(1). Messages can be sent both to
individual recipients and chatrooms.
OPTIONS
-f,--file file
Use file configuration file instead of ~/.sendxmpprc
-u,--username user
Use user instead of the one in the configuration file
-p,--password password
Use password instead of the one in the configuration file
-j,--jserver server
Use jabber server instead of the one in the configuration file.
-o,--component componentname
Use componentname in connect call. Seems needed for Google talk.
-r,--resource res
Use resource res for the sender [default: ’sendxmpp’]; when sending
to a chatroom, this determines the ’alias’
-t,--tls
Connect securely, using TLS
-e,--ssl
Connect securely, using SSL
-l,--headline
Backward compatibility option. You should use
--message-type=headline instead. Send a headline type message (not
stored in offline messages)
--messages-type
Set type of message. Supported types are: message chat headline.
Default message type is message. Headline type message can be set
also with --headline option, see --headline
-c,--chatroom
Send the message to a chatroom
-s,--subject subject
Set the subject for the message to subject [default: ’’]; when
sending to a chatroom, this will set the subject for the chatroom
-m,--message message
Read the message from message (a file) instead of stdin
-i,--interactive
Work in interactive mode, reading lines from stdin and sending the
one-at-time
-w,--raw
Send raw XML message to jabber server
-v,--verbose
Give verbose output about what is happening
-h,--help,--usage
Show a ’Usage’ message
-d,--debug
Show debugging info while running. WARNING: This will include
passwords etc. so be careful with the output!
CONFIGURATION FILE
You may define a ’~/.sendxmpprc’ file with the necessary data for your
xmpp-account, with a line of the format:
user@server password componentname
e.g.:
# my account
alice@jabber.org secret
(’#’ and newlines are allowed like in shellscripts). You can add a host
(or IP address) if it is different from the server part of your JID:
# account with specific connection host
alice@myjabberserver.com;foo.com secret
You can also add a port if it is not the standard XMPP port:
# account with weird port number
alice@myjabberserver.com:1234 secret
Of course, you may also mix the two:
# account with a specific host and port
alice@myjabberserver.com;foo.com:1234 secret
NOTE: for your security, sendxmpp demands that the configuration file
is owned by you and readable only to you (permissions 600).
EXAMPLE
$ echo "hello bob!" | sendxmpp -s hello someone@jabber.org
or to send to a chatroom:
$ echo "Dinner Time" | sendxmpp -r TheCook --chatroom test2@conference.jabber.org
or to send your system logs somewhere, as new lines appear:
$ tail -f /var/log/syslog | sendxmpp -i sysadmin@myjabberserver.com
NOTE: be careful not the overload public jabber services
SEE ALSO
Documentation for the Net::XMPP module
The jabber homepage: <http://www.jabber.org/>
The sendxmpp homepage: <http://sendxmpp.platon.sk>
AUTHOR
sendxmpp has been written by Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
<djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>, and uses the Net::XMPP modules written by Ryan
Eatmon. Current maintainer is Lubomir Host ’rajo’ <rajo AT platon.sk>,
<http://rajo.platon.sk>