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sendxmpp - send xmpp messages from the commandline.

sendxmpp [options] <recipient1> [<recipient2> ...]

sendxmpp --raw [options]

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.

Use file configuration file instead of ~/.sendxmpprc
Use user instead of the one in the configuration file
Use password instead of the one in the configuration file
Instead of specifying username or password, attempt to use system level SSO (e.g. kerberos) if supported.
Use jabber server instead of the one in the configuration file.
Use componentname in connect call. Seems needed for Google talk.
Use resource res for the sender [default: 'sendxmpp']; when sending to a chatroom, this determines the 'alias'
Connect securely, using TLS
Connect securely, using SSL
Deactivate the verification of SSL certificates. Better way is to use parameter --tls-ca-path with the needed path to CA certificates.
Path to your custom CA certificates, so you can verificate SSL certificates during connecting.
Backward compatibility option. You should use --message-type=headline instead. Send a headline type message (not stored in offline messages)
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
Send the message to a chatroom
Set the subject for the message to subject [default: '']; when sending to a chatroom, this will set the subject for the chatroom
Read the message from message (a file) instead of stdin
Work in interactive mode, reading lines from stdin and sending the one-at-time
Send raw XML message to jabber server
Give verbose output about what is happening
Show a 'Usage' message
Show debugging info while running. WARNING: This will include passwords etc. so be careful with the output! Specify multiple times to increase debug level.

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).

   $ 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

Documentation for the Net::XMPP module

The jabber homepage: <http://www.jabber.org/>

The sendxmpp homepage: <http://sendxmpp.hostname.sk>

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>

2017-11-03 perl v5.26.1