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@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming ca
 signal-cli was primarily developed to be used on servers to notify admins of important events.
 For this use-case, it has a dbus interface, that can be used to send messages from any programming language that has dbus bindings.
 
 signal-cli was primarily developed to be used on servers to notify admins of important events.
 For this use-case, it has a dbus interface, that can be used to send messages from any programming language that has dbus bindings.
 

+For some functionality the Signal protocol requires that all messages have been received from the server.
+The `receive` command should be regularly executed. In daemon mode messages are continuously received.
+

 == Options
 
 *-h*, *--help*::
 == Options
 
 *-h*, *--help*::


@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ Show help message and quit.
 *-v*, *--version*::
 Print the version and quit.
 
 *-v*, *--version*::
 Print the version and quit.
 

+*--verbose*::
+Raise log level and include lib signal logs.
+

 *--config* CONFIG::
 Set the path, where to store the config.
 Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
 *--config* CONFIG::
 Set the path, where to store the config.
 Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.


@@ -38,12 +44,20 @@ Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
 Specify your phone number, that will be your identifier.
 The phone number must include the country calling code, i.e. the number must start with a "+" sign.
 
 Specify your phone number, that will be your identifier.
 The phone number must include the country calling code, i.e. the number must start with a "+" sign.
 

+This flag must not be given for the `link` command.
+It is optional for the `daemon` command.
+For all other commands it is only optional if there is exactly one local user in the
+config directory.
+

 *--dbus*::
 Make request via user dbus.
 
 *--dbus-system*::
 Make request via system dbus.
 
 *--dbus*::
 Make request via user dbus.
 
 *--dbus-system*::
 Make request via system dbus.
 

+*-o* OUTPUT-MODE, *--output* OUTPUT-MODE::
+Specify if you want commands to output in either "plain-text" mode or in "json". Defaults to "plain-text"
+

 == Commands
 
 === register
 == Commands
 
 === register


@@ -97,7 +111,8 @@ Remove the registration lock pin.
 === link
 
 Link to an existing device, instead of registering a new number.
 === link
 
 Link to an existing device, instead of registering a new number.

-This shows a "tsdevice:/…" URI. If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI. If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.
+This shows a "tsdevice:/…" URI. If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI.
+If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.

 
 *-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 Optionally specify a name to describe this new device.
 
 *-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 Optionally specify a name to describe this new device.


@@ -109,7 +124,8 @@ Link another device to this device.
 Only works, if this is the master device.
 
 *--uri* URI::
 Only works, if this is the master device.
 
 *--uri* URI::

-Specify the uri contained in the QR code shown by the new device. You will need the full uri enclosed in quotation marks, such as "tsdevice:/?uuid=....."
+Specify the uri contained in the QR code shown by the new device.
+You will need the full uri enclosed in quotation marks, such as "tsdevice:/?uuid=....."

 
 === listDevices
 
 
 === listDevices
 


@@ -124,6 +140,15 @@ Only works, if this is the master device.
 Specify the device you want to remove.
 Use listDevices to see the deviceIds.
 
 Specify the device you want to remove.
 Use listDevices to see the deviceIds.
 

+=== getUserStatus
+
+Uses a list of phone numbers to determine the statuses of those users.
+Shows if they are registered on the Signal Servers or not.
+In json mode this is outputted as a list of objects.
+
+[NUMBER [NUMBER ...]]::
+One or more numbers to check.
+

 === send
 
 Send a message to another user or group.
 === send
 
 Send a message to another user or group.


@@ -140,6 +165,9 @@ Specify the message, if missing, standard input is used.
 *-a* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]], *--attachment* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]::
 Add one or more files as attachment.
 
 *-a* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]], *--attachment* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]::
 Add one or more files as attachment.
 

+*--note-to-self*::
+Send the message to self without notification.
+

 *-e*, *--endsession*::
 Clear session state and send end session message.
 
 *-e*, *--endsession*::
 Clear session state and send end session message.
 


@@ -168,20 +196,30 @@ Remove a reaction.
 === receive
 
 Query the server for new messages.
 === receive
 
 Query the server for new messages.

-New messages are printed on standardoutput and attachments are downloaded to the config directory.
+New messages are printed on standard output and attachments are downloaded to the config directory.
+In json mode this is outputted as one json object per line.

 
 *-t* TIMEOUT, *--timeout* TIMEOUT::
 Number of seconds to wait for new messages (negative values disable timeout).
 Default is 5 seconds.
 *--ignore-attachments*::
 Don’t download attachments of received messages.
 
 *-t* TIMEOUT, *--timeout* TIMEOUT::
 Number of seconds to wait for new messages (negative values disable timeout).
 Default is 5 seconds.
 *--ignore-attachments*::
 Don’t download attachments of received messages.

-*--json*::
-Output received messages in json format, one object per line.
+
+=== joinGroup
+
+Join a group via an invitation link.
+To be able to join a v2 group the account needs to have a profile (can be created
+with the `updateProfile` command)
+
+*--uri*::
+The invitation link URI (starts with `https://signal.group/#`)

 
 === updateGroup
 
 Create or update a group.
 If the user is a pending member, this command will accept the group invitation.
 
 === updateGroup
 
 Create or update a group.
 If the user is a pending member, this command will accept the group invitation.

+To be able to join or create a v2 group the account needs to have a profile (can
+be created with the `updateProfile` command)

 
 *-g* GROUP, *--group* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 
 *-g* GROUP, *--group* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.


@@ -206,10 +244,11 @@ Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 
 === listGroups
 
 
 === listGroups
 

-Show a list of known groups.
+Show a list of known groups and related information.
+In json mode this is outputted as an list of objects and is always in detailed mode.

 
 *-d*, *--detailed*::
 
 *-d*, *--detailed*::

-Include the list of members of each group.
+Include the list of members of each group and the group invite link.

 
 === listIdentities
 
 
 === listIdentities
 


@@ -321,6 +360,8 @@ The path of the manifest.json or a zip file containing the sticker pack you wish
 === daemon
 
 signal-cli can run in daemon mode and provides an experimental dbus interface.
 === daemon
 
 signal-cli can run in daemon mode and provides an experimental dbus interface.

+If no `-u` username is given, all local users will be exported as separate dbus
+objects under the same bus name.

 
 *--system*::
 Use DBus system bus instead of user bus.
 
 *--system*::
 Use DBus system bus instead of user bus.


@@ -359,6 +400,12 @@ signal-cli -u USERNAME trust -v SAFETY_NUMBER NUMBER
 Trust new key, without having verified it. Only use this if you don't care about security::
 signal-cli -u USERNAME trust -a NUMBER
 
 Trust new key, without having verified it. Only use this if you don't care about security::
 signal-cli -u USERNAME trust -a NUMBER
 

+== Exit codes
+* *1*: Error is probably caused and fixable by the user
+* *2*: Some unexpected error
+* *3*: Server or IO error
+* *4*: Sending failed due to untrusted key
+

 == Files
 
 The password and cryptographic keys are created when registering and stored in the current users home directory, the directory can be changed with *--config*:
 == Files
 
 The password and cryptographic keys are created when registering and stored in the current users home directory, the directory can be changed with *--config*: