Bot (or some other utility) to stream the tail of a file to IRC?
reddit / irc

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neph001 · 2013-10-10 20:09

Is there any existing software or resources to stream the tail of a
file to IRC?

If not, I can probably code it myself, I'm just hoping I can save time
by taking advantage of existing resources.

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petteri · 2013-10-10 20:45

You can do it easily with ii. Here is a link: [ii is a minimalist FIFO
and filesystem-based IRC client.](http://tools.suckless.org/ii/)

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neph001 · 2013-10-10 20:55

I'm not sure I understand how that can help. Isn't it just a client?

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Paradox · 2013-10-10 21:03

Not that I know of, but its pretty simple to do.

WeeChat and irssi both have FIFO pipes that you can pipe `tail -f` to.

If you want something lighter, I'd recommend a
[cinch](https://github.com/cinchrb/cinch) bot. Its got an ultra-simple
DSL, and as long as you know a bit of ruby you're good

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RichardG867 · 2013-10-10 21:30

You just pipe the file to one of ii's control files, automatic tail.

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frumious · 2013-10-12 12:46

> Isn't it just a client?

What do you think a bot is?