slackcat

TLDR

Send message

$ slackcat -c [channel] -m "[message]"

Pipe to channel

$ cat [file] | slackcat -c [channel]

Upload file

$ slackcat -c [channel] [file.txt]

Send as snippet

$ slackcat -c [channel] --filename [code.py] [file.py]

Tee mode

$ cat [file] | slackcat -c [channel] --tee

Stream output

$ tail -f [log] | slackcat -c [channel] --stream

SYNOPSIS

slackcat [-c channel] [-m message] [options] [file]

slackcat sends to Slack. It pipes output to channels.
Command output to Slack. Integrate with scripts.
File uploads supported. Share snippets.
Stream mode available. Continuous output.
Tee mode preserves output. Send and display.

PARAMETERS

-c CHANNEL

Target channel.

-m TEXT

Message text.

--filename NAME

Upload filename.

--tee

Also print to stdout.

--stream

Stream mode.

--noop

Dry run.

CAVEATS

Requires Slack token. API configuration needed. Rate limits apply.

HISTORY

slackcat was created to pipe command-line output directly to Slack channels for team communication.