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# slackcat

> Utility for passing files and command output to Slack.
> More information: <https://github.com/bcicen/slackcat#usage>.

- Post a file to Slack:

`slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Post a file to Slack with a custom filename:

`slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-n|--filename]}} {{filename}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Pipe command output to Slack as a text snippet:

`{{command}} | slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-n|--filename]}} {{snippet_name}}`

- Stream command output to Slack continuously:

`{{command}} | slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-s|--stream]}}`
