tgcli 0.4.0rc4
tgcli is a client tool for Telegram.
License: Apache License 2.0
Keywords: telegram messaging communication terminal tool cli

# tgcli

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`tgcli` is a Python cli app for Telegram.

[pypi_url]: https://pypi.org/project/tgcli/
[docs_url]: https://tgcli.readthedocs.io

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[build_url]: https://travis-ci.com/erayerdin/tgcli
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## Installing

### pip (No auto-update)

Install via `pip`:

```bash
pip install tgcli
```
### tgcli (Auto-update, Arch-based)

Also available as a package in [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tgcli/).

```bash
# assuming you use yay
yay -S tgcli
```

## Rationale

[A similar project](https://github.com/vysheng/tg), built on Python, was created by [@vysheng](https://github.com/vysheng), but it has not been updated since 2016 and considered abandoned. This tool *is not a fork* of the mentioned project, it is built from ground up.

## Example

For now, the use case is pretty simple. To send a message:

```bash
tgcli bot --token "BotToken" send --receiver "UserID" message "Your message"
```

You don't need to expose your token as flag. If you set
`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` environment variable, you do not need to set
`--token` flag. Just set it before using `tgcli`:

```bash
export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="BotToken"
```

You can get more information by doing:

```bash
tgcli bot send --help
```

Also, this repository uses notification from a private bot, you can see the
example Travis configuration [here](.travis.yml). Private `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`
and `TELEGRAM_RECEIVER` environment variables were set.

This application serves a really small purpose for now. It might face
breaking changes in the future.

## Documentation

Documentation has an intensive amount of  information about how to
use `tgcli`. Refer to the
[documentation][docs_url].