NAME¶

Errbot - Chatbot designed to be simple to extend with plugins written in Python

DESCRIPTION¶

usage: errbot [-h] [-c CONFIG] [-v | -r [RESTORE] | -l | --new-plugin

: [NEW_PLUGIN] | -i [INIT] | --storage-set STORAGE_SET | --storage-merge STORAGE_MERGE | --storage-get STORAGE_GET | -T | -G] [-d] [-p PIDFILE]

The main entry point of the errbot.

-h, --help: show this help message and exit
-c CONFIG, --config CONFIG: Full path to your config.py (default: config.py in current working directory).
-v, --version: show program's version number and exit
-r [RESTORE], --restore [RESTORE]: restore a bot from backup.py (default: backup.py from the bot data directory)
-l, --list: list all available backends
--new-plugin [NEW_PLUGIN]: create a new plugin in the specified directory
-i [INIT], --init [INIT]: Initialize a simple bot minimal configuration in the optionally given directory (otherwise it will be the working directory). This will create a data subdirectory for the bot data dir and a plugins directory for your plugin development with an example in it to get you started.
--storage-set STORAGE_SET: DANGER: Delete the given storage namespace and set the python dictionary expression passed on stdin.
--storage-merge STORAGE_MERGE: DANGER: Merge in the python dictionary expression passed on stdin into the given storage namespace.
--storage-get STORAGE_GET: Dump the given storage namespace in a format compatible for --storage-set and --storage-merge.
-T, --text: force local text backend
-G, --graphic: force local graphical backend

-d, --daemon: Detach the process from the console
-p PIDFILE, --pidfile PIDFILE: Specify the pid file for the daemon (default: current bot data directory)

January 2024

Errbot version 6.2.0