This command performs actions associated with the /chat instance on the default remote Fossil repository (the Fossil repository whose URL shows when you run the "fossil remote" command) or to the URL specified by the --remote option. If there is no default remote Fossil repository and the --remote option is omitted, then this command fails with an error.

Subcommands:

fossil chat

When there is no SUBCOMMAND (when this command is simply "fossil 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.

fossil chat pull

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

--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 that adding to local clone

--unsafe

Allow the use of unencrypted http://

fossil chat send [ARGUMENTS]

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

-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

--remote URL

Send to this remote URL

--unsafe

Allow the use of unencrypted http://

fossil chat url

Show the default URL used to access the chat server.

Additional subcommands may be added in the future.