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slackbuzz message send

slackbuzz message send

Send a message to a channel or DM

Synopsis

Post a message to a Slack channel, DM, or thread.

The first argument accepts a #channel-name, channel ID, @username, or user ID. To send a DM, use a username, @username, or user ID as the channel argument. If text is omitted, reads from stdin (for piping).

slackbuzz message send <channel|user> [text] [flags]

Examples

  # Send a message to a channel
  slackbuzz message send #general "Hello, world!"


  # Send a DM by @username
  slackbuzz message send @sarah "Quick question about the API"


  # Send a DM by username (no @ needed)
  slackbuzz message send herman "Hey, got a minute?"


  # Send a DM by user ID
  slackbuzz message send U02P3QC5H24 "Direct message by ID"


  # Send to a thread
  slackbuzz message send #general "Reply here" --thread-ts 1234567890.123456


  # Pipe content
  echo "Build passed" | slackbuzz message send #deploys


  # Pipe from a command
  git log --oneline -5 | slackbuzz message send #dev-logs

Options

      --as-bot             Send as the bot instead of your user account
  -h, --help               help for send
      --jq string          Filter JSON output using a jq expression
      --json               Output JSON
      --template string    Format JSON output using a Go template
      --thread-ts string   Thread timestamp to reply to

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