NAME¶

pastebinit - command-line pastebin client

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

This manual page documents briefly the pastebinit commands pastebinit reads text and sends it to a "pastebin" on the internet, returning the URL to the user. It allows the text to be passed through a pipe (|) or from a file passed as an argument.

OPTIONS¶

Optional arguments (not supported by all pastebins)¶

-a [author] (default: $USER) -b [pastebin url] (default is distro-specific with a fallback to pastebin.com) -f [format for syntax-highlighting] (default: text) (check pastebin's website for complete list, example: python) -h Help screen -i [filename] Use filename for input -l List all the supported pastebins -j [jabberid] (default: none) -m [permatag] (default: none) -r [parent post ID] (default: none) -t [title of paste] (default: none) -u [username] (default: none) -p [password] (default: none)

CONFIGURATION FILE¶

If a .pastebinit.xml file is found in the user's home directory, pastebinit will use it for its configuration. Here's an example file:
<pastebinit>
<pastebin>http://paste.ubuntu.com</pastebin>
<author>Stephane Graber</author>
<jabberid>stgraber@stgraber.org</jabberid>
<format>text</format>
</pastebinit>

AUTHORS¶

Pastebinit is currently written by Stephane Graber. username, password, format, title, arguments and redirect support added by Daniel Bartlett. Website: http://launchpad.net/pastebinit E-mail: stgraber@ubuntu.com

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2007-2011 Stephane Graber