SSB-CLI

Friendly command-line interface for Secure Scuttlebutt.

This is a small experimental client that connects to an existing SSB service and runs commands over MuxRPC. All usage information is generated dynamically from the MuxRPC-Usage format and passed to the command-line interface via Yargs.

Status: Alpha. Please reach out to share feedback and suggestions!

Usage

Run commands from your terminal without having to open a client.

$ ssb whoami
{
  "id": "@+oaWWDs8g73EZFUMfW37R/ULtFEjwKN/DczvdYihjbU=.ed25519"
}

If you make a mistake or append --help you'll get helpful usage information.

$ ssb createHistoryStream
ssb createHistoryStream
 
Output messages from a feed in order (source)
 
Options:
  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
  --id       A ssb feed identity (FeedId)                    [string] [required]
  --keys     Include keys                                              [boolean]
  --limit    Max number of messages to output                           [number]
  --seq      Sequence number to stream from (SequenceNumber)            [number]
  --values   Include values                                            [boolean]
 
Missing required argument: id

Pass { foo: true } or { foo: false } with --foo or --no-foo.

$ ssb publish --type contact --contact @abc.xyz --following
{
  "key": "...",
  "value": {
    "...": "...",
    "content": {
      "type": "contact",
      "contact": "@abc.xyz",
      "following": true
    }
  }
}

Installation

With npm:

npm -g install ssb-cli@latest

With yarn:

yarn global add ssb-cli@latest

You'll need an SSB service running for ssb-cli to connect to. Try one of these:

• Oasis
• Patchbay
• Patchwork
• SSB-Server

Resources

• Help
• Source Code

See Also

• MuxRPCLI
• SSB-Client-CLI

License

AGPL-3.0