slackcat:tldr:7b1e4

slackcat: Pipe command output to Slack as a text snippet.

${command}

$ ${command} | slackcat --channel ${channel_name} --filename=${snippet_name}

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This command is used to send the output (or result) of a command to a designated Slack channel using "slackcat", a command-line tool for interacting with Slack. Here is a breakdown of the command:

${command}: This refers to the command whose output you want to send to Slack. It could be a shell command, script, or any other command that produces output.
|: This is known as the pipe symbol in Linux/Unix systems. It is used to redirect the output of one command to another command as input. In this case, it directs the output of ${command} to the next part of the command.
slackcat is the command-line tool used to send messages/files to Slack. It needs to be installed on your system in order to use it.
--channel ${channel_name}: This flag specifies the Slack channel where you want to send the message. ${channel_name} should be replaced with the name or ID of the desired channel.
--filename=${snippet_name}: This flag specifies the name of the file or snippet that will be created in the Slack channel. ${snippet_name} should be replaced with the desired filename.

In summary, the output of ${command} is passed as input to slackcat, which then sends it to the specified Slack channel with the chosen filename.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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