Script to send the CLI output of the linux command to the whatsapp contact as a message
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Log in to the Whatsapp web
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Run the following command to create link with phone number and CLI output as a message.
var=$(sh whatsapp_message.sh)
Note: The phone number must be entered in an international format and without + sign and space. Eg. For India country code is +91. So, for India phone number must start with 91 followed by a 10-digit mobile number as 91XXXXXXXXXX.
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The variable named var contains the appropriate link to send the CLI output. We can open this link with google chrome using the following command:
google-chrome $var
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This will open the Whatsapp web app in the Google Chrome browser, automatically opens the chat window for an entered phone number, and fills the input message-box with the command line output we had passed through the link.
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You are all done! As a final step, you are just required to click on the send button and our CLI output is sent to the contact.
