This project is no longer maintained.
Slackecho is a simple commandline utility to post messages to Slack.
It is forked from, and designed to complement, Slackcat.
If you already use Slackcat, you're already configured. If not, download Slackcat and follow the instructions. Your new config file will work for Slackcat and Slackecho.
For configuring multiple teams and default channels, see Slackcat's Configuration Guide.
Echo a string as a message:
$ slackecho --channel general Good morning!
*slackecho* posted 1 message lines to generalPipe command output as a message:
$ echo -e "hi\nthere" | slackecho --channel general
*slackecho* posted 2 message lines to generalPost a message as preformatted text:
$ echo -e "print('Hello world!')" | slackecho --pre --channel general
*slackecho* posted 1 message lines to generalStream input continously as preformatted text:
$ tail -F -n0 /path/to/log | slackecho --channel general --stream --pre
*slackecho* posted 5 message lines to general
*slackecho* posted 2 message lines to general
...| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --tee, -t | Print stdin to screen before posting |
| --stream, -s | Stream messages to Slack continuously |
| --pre, -p | Write messages as preformatted text |
| --noop | Skip posting message to Slack. Useful for testing |
| --channel, -c | Slack channel, group, or user to post to |