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
           [email protected]  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
           [email protected];foo.com secret

       You can also add a port if it is not the standard XMPP port:

           # account with weird port number
           [email protected]:1234 secret

       Of course, you may also mix the two:

           # account with a specific host and port
           [email protected];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 [email protected]

            or to send to a chatroom:

          $ echo "Dinner Time" | sendxmpp -r TheCook --chatroom [email protected]

            or to send your system logs somewhere, as new lines appear:

          $ tail -f /var/log/syslog | sendxmpp -i [email protected]

            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.hostname.sk>

AUTHOR

       sendxmpp has been written by Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <[email protected]>, and uses the
       Net::XMPP modules written by Ryan Eatmon. Current maintainer is Lubomir Host
       <[email protected]>, <http://blog.hostname.sk>