tldr/pages/common/slackcat.md

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slackcat

Utility for passing files and command output to Slack. Homepage: https://github.com/bcicen/slackcat.

  • Post a file to Slack:

slackcat --channel {{channel_name}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Post a file to Slack with a custom filename:

slackcat --channel {{channel_name}} --filename={{filename}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Pipe command output to Slack as a text snippet:

{{command}} | slackcat --channel {{channel_name}} --filename={{snippet_name}}

  • Stream command output to Slack continuously:

{{command}} | slackcat --channel {{channel_name}} --stream