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[signal-cli] / man / signal-cli.1.adoc

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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ vim:set ts=4 sw=4 tw=82 noet:
 
 == Name
 
 
 == Name
 

-signal-cli - A commandline and dbus interface for the Signal messenger
+signal-cli - A commandline interface for the Signal messenger

 
 == Synopsis
 
 
 == Synopsis
 


@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ signal-cli is a commandline interface for libsignal-service-java.
 It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages.
 For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming calls.
 signal-cli was primarily developed to be used on servers to notify admins of important events.
 It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages.
 For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming calls.
 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 this use-case, it has a dbus and a JSON-RPC interface, that can be used to send messages from other programs.

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


@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Print the version and quit.
 *--verbose*::
 Raise log level and include lib signal logs.
 
 *--verbose*::
 Raise log level and include lib signal logs.
 

+*--log-file* LOG_FILE::
+Write log output to the given file.
+If `--verbose` is also given, the detailed logs will only be written to the log file.
+

 *--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.


@@ -50,6 +54,12 @@ 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.
 
 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.
 

+*--service-environment* ENVIRONMENT::
+Choose the server environment to use:
+
+- `live` (default)
+- `staging`
+

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


@@ -73,12 +83,17 @@ Choose when to trust new identities:
 Register a phone number with SMS or voice verification.
 Use the verify command to complete the verification.
 
 Register a phone number with SMS or voice verification.
 Use the verify command to complete the verification.
 

+If the account is just deactivated, the register command will just reactivate account, without requiring an SMS verification.
+By default the unregister command just deactivates the account, in which case it can be reactivated without sms verification if the local data is still available.
+If the account was deleted (with --delete-account) it cannot be reactivated.
+

 *-v*, *--voice*::
 The verification should be done over voice, not SMS.
 
 *--captcha*::
 The captcha token, required if registration failed with a captcha required error.
 To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html
 *-v*, *--voice*::
 The verification should be done over voice, not SMS.
 
 *--captcha*::
 The captcha token, required if registration failed with a captcha required error.
 To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html

+For the staging environment, use: https://signalcaptchas.org/staging/registration/generate.html

 Check the developer tools for a redirect starting with signalcaptcha:// Everything after signalcaptcha:// is the captcha token.
 
 === verify
 Check the developer tools for a redirect starting with signalcaptcha:// Everything after signalcaptcha:// is the captcha token.
 
 === verify


@@ -191,20 +206,26 @@ Send a message to another user or group.
 RECIPIENT::
 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 
 RECIPIENT::
 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 

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

 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 
 *-m* MESSAGE, *--message* MESSAGE::
 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 
 *-m* MESSAGE, *--message* MESSAGE::

-Specify the message, if missing, standard input is used.
+Specify the message.
+Currently, signal-cli reads the message from stdin if `-m` is missing, but this will change in a future version and the explicit flag `--message-from-stdin` should be used instead.
+
+*--message-from-stdin*::
+Read the message from standard input.

 
 *-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*, *--end-session*::
-Clear session state and send end session message.
+*--sticker* STICKER::
+Send a sticker of a locally known sticker pack (syntax: stickerPackId:stickerId).
+Shouldn't be used together with `-m` as the official clients don't support this.
+e.g.: `--sticker 00abac3bc18d7f599bff2325dc306d43:2`

 
 *--mention*::
 Mention another group member (syntax: start:length:recipientNumber) In the apps the mention replaces part of the message text, which is specified by the start and length values.
 
 *--mention*::
 Mention another group member (syntax: start:length:recipientNumber) In the apps the mention replaces part of the message text, which is specified by the start and length values.


@@ -222,6 +243,9 @@ Specify the message of the original message.
 *--quote-mention*::
 Specify the mentions of the original message (same format as `--mention`).
 
 *--quote-mention*::
 Specify the mentions of the original message (same format as `--mention`).
 

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

 === sendReaction
 
 Send reaction to a previously received or sent message.
 === sendReaction
 
 Send reaction to a previously received or sent message.


@@ -559,7 +583,7 @@ Send a message to one or more recipients::
 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send -m "This is a message" [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]] [-a [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]]
 
 Pipe the message content from another process::
 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send -m "This is a message" [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]] [-a [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]]
 
 Pipe the message content from another process::

-uname -a | signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]]
+uname -a | signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send --message-from-stdin [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]]

 
 Create a group::
 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT updateGroup -n "Group name" -m [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]
 
 Create a group::
 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT updateGroup -n "Group name" -m [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]