bot_sendmsg

#!/bin/bash

MSG="$1"

[ -z "$MSG" ] && exit

RES="/tmp/sendMessage.$$"
LOG="/tmp/bot_sendmessage.log"
BOTTOKEN="${HOME}/.tgbot-token"

[ ! -f "$BOTTOKEN" ] && exit

TOKEN=`cat $BOTTOKEN`
BOTAPI="https://api.telegram.org/bot"
SENDMSG="${BOTAPI}${TOKEN}/sendMessage"

CHAT_ID="83784241"

curl	-s -S -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'	\
	-X POST								\
	-d "chat_id=$CHAT_ID" 						\
	-d "text=$MSG" 							\
	$SENDMSG	> $RES

D=`date`
echo "$D	`id -u` sent '$MSG'	-- `cat $RES`"	>> $LOG
rm -f $RES