nostril/README.txt
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nostril(1)
# NAME
nostril - generate nostr events
# SYNPOSIS
*nostril* [OPTIONS...]
# DESCRIPTION
*nostril* is a tool that creates and signs nostr events.
# OPTIONS
*--content*
The text contents of the note
*--dm* <hex pubkey>
Create a direct message. This will create a kind-4 note with the
contents encrypted>
*--envelope*
Wrap the event with `["EVENT", ... ]` for easy relaying
*--kind* <number>
Set the kind of the note
*--created-at* <unix timestamp>
Set the created at. Optional, this is set automatically.
*--mine-pubkey*
Mine a pubkey. This may or may not be cryptographically dubious.
*--pow* <difficulty>
Number of leading 0 bits of the id the mine for proof-of-work.
*--tag* <key> <value>
Add a tag with a single value
*-t*
Shorthand for --tag t <hashtag>
*-p*
Shorthand for --tag p <hex pubkey>
*-e*
Shorthand for --tag e <note id>
# Examples
*Generate an event*
```
$ ./nostril --sec <key> --content "this is a message"
{
"id": "da9c36bb8206e748cf136af2a43613a5ee113cb5906a09a8d3df5386039d53ab",
"pubkey": "4f6fa8547cf2888415522918175ea0bc0eb473287c5bd7cc459ca440bdf87d97",
"created_at": 1660750302,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "this is a message",
"sig": "3e4d7d93522e54f201a22944d4d37eb4505ef1cf91c278a3f7d312b772a6c6509d1e11f146d5a003265ae10411a20057bade2365501872d2f2f24219730eed87"
}
```
*Wrap event to send to a relay*
```
$ ./nostril --envelope --sec <key> --content "hello"
[ "EVENT",
{
"id": "ed378d3fdda785c091e9311c6e6eeb075db349a163c5e38de95946f6013a8001",
"pubkey": "fd3fdb0d0d8d6f9a7667b53211de8ae3c5246b79bdaf64ebac849d5148b5615f",
"created_at": 1649948103,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "hello",
"sig": "9d9a49bbc66d4782030b24c71416965e790214d02a54ab132d960c2b02def0371c3d93e5a60a285c55e99721599d1332450731e2c6bb1114b96b591c6967f872"
} ]
```
*Send to a relay*
```
nostril --envelope --sec <key> --content "this is a message" | websocat wss://relay.damus.io
```
*Send a nip04 DM*
```
nostril --envelope --dm <pubkey> --sec <key> --content "this is a secret" | websocat wss://relay.damus.io
```
*Mine a pubkey*
```
nostril --mine-pubkey --pow <difficulty>
```
*Reply to an event. nip10 compliant, includes the `thread_id`*
```
./nostril --envelope --sec <key> --content "this is reply message" --tag e <thread_id> --tag e <note_id> | websocat wss://relay.damus.io
```