chat¶

vb chat [SUBCOMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Description¶

This command performs actions associated with the /chat instance on the default remote VisionByte repository (the VisionByte repository whose URL shows when you run the vb remote command) or to the URL specified by the --remote option. If there is no default remote VisionByte repository and the --remote option is omitted, then this command fails with an error. Additional subcommands may be added in the future.

When there is no SUBCOMMAND (when this command is simply vb chat) the response is to bring up a web-browser window to the chatroom on the default system web-browser. You can accomplish the same by typing the appropriate URL into the web-browser yourself. This command is merely a convenience for command-line oriented people.

Options¶

--remote REMOTE¶: Use the specified remote repository instead of the default one

Subcommands¶

vb chat pull¶

vb chat pull [OPTIONS]

Description¶

Copy chat content from the server down into the local clone, as a backup or archive. Setup privilege is required on the server.

Options¶

--all¶: Download all chat content. Normally only previously undownloaded content is retrieved.

--debug¶: Additional debugging output

--out DATABASE¶: Store CHAT table in separate database file DATABASE rather than adding to local clone

--unsafe¶: Allows the use of unencrypted HTTP connections.

vb chat send¶

vb chat send [ARGUMENTS]

Description¶

This command sends a new message to the chatroom. The message to be sent is determined by arguments as follows:

Options¶

-f, --file FILENAME¶: File to attach to the message

--as FILENAME2¶: Causes --file FILENAME to be sent with the attachment name FILENAME2

-m, --message TEXT¶: Text of the chat message

--unsafe¶: Allows the use of unencrypted HTTP connections.

vb chat url¶

vb chat url

Description¶

Show the default URL used to access the chat server.

Examples¶

Show chat URL for the current repository

$ vb chat url
https://chat.example.com/chat