https://github.com/csabapalfi/slackcat

Post to Slack from stdin
https://github.com/csabapalfi/slackcat

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Post to Slack from stdin

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/csabapalfi/slackcat
• Owner: csabapalfi
• Created: 2017-04-19T12:33:36.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-09-14T12:12:36.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-20T19:15:15.129Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Go
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• Size: 4.88 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# slackcat

Post to Slack from stdin.

## installation

Grab the [latest release from Github](https://github.com/csabapalfi/slackcat/releases/latest).

## usage

### simple usage

```sh

echo "hello" | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL

```

### use token from environment variable (default)

```sh

export SLACK_TOKEN=$SLACK_TOKEN

echo "hello" | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL

```

### use token from command line flag

```sh

echo "hello" | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL -token=$SLACK_TOKEN

```

### treat stdin as a [Slack attachment](https://api.slack.com/docs/message-attachments)

```sh

cat attachment.json | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL -attachment

```

Check out the [Slack Message Builder](https://api.slack.com/docs/messages/builder) to give you an idea. Also please find some simple example JSON below:

```json

{

  "fallback": "Required plain-text summary of the attachment.",

  "color": "#36a64f",

  "title": "Slack API Documentation",

  "title_link": "https://api.slack.com/",

  "text": "Optional text that appears within the attachment",

}

```

### tee stdin to stdout and Slack

```sh

echo "hello" | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL -tee

```

### verbose output (print slack API response)

```sh

echo "hello" | slackcat -channel=$YOUR_CHANNEL -v

```

## why?

There are lots of repos named slackcat (written in Go even).

The one I tried didn't work and it seemed too simple to implement hence the re-write.