Ubuntu Manpage: sendxmpp - send xmpp messages from the commandline.

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

--sso
Instead of specifying username or password, attempt to use system level SSO (e.g.
kerberos) if supported.

-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

-n,--no-tls-verify
Deactivate the verification of SSL certificates. Better way is to use parameter
--tls-ca-path with the needed path to CA certificates.

-a,--tls-ca-path
Path to your custom CA certificates, so you can verificate SSL certificates during
connecting.

-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! Specify multiple times to increase debug level.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       You may define a '~/.sendxmpprc' file with the necessary data for your xmpp-account. Since
       version 1.24 the following format is supported:

           username: I<your_username>
           jserver: I<jabber_server>
           port: I<jabber_port>
           password: I<your_jabber_password>
           component: I<optional_component_name>

       Example for Google Talk servers:

           username: I<lubomir.host>
           jserver: I<talk.google.com>
           password: I<my-secure-password>
           component: I<gmail.com>

       With version 1.23 and older only one-line format is supported:

           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

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
       <lubomir.host@gmail.com>, <http://blog.hostname.sk>