GRML-PASTE(1)

📦
version 0.9.9 · 3 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 grml-paste — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the grml-paste(1) page!! this is your girl's guide to yeeting plain text onto the internet from your terminal, and honestly? she ate. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

grml-paste — command line interface for pastebins, aka ur new fave way to share text without screenshots 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

grml-paste [options] ACTION <args>

like… options first, then the ACTION, then whatever args that action is hungry for. that's the whole vibe. periodt. ⭐

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

grml-paste is a command line interface for uploading plain text to https://paste.debian.net/ — yes, that one, the iconic one. literally you just pipe stuff in and it's live. main character energy fr fr 🔥

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -e hours, --expire=HOURS — the time at which the paste should expire. so it ghosts everyone on schedule 🫶
  • -h, --help — print the help text. classic.
  • -l lang, --lang=LANG — the type of language to highlight. syntax colours ON 💖
  • -n name, --name=NAME — set your nickname. defaults to your login username, so if you don't set it, you're just… you.
  • -s server, --server=SERVER — set the URL of the paste server. defaults to paste.debian.net 🦋
  • -t token, --token=TOKEN — use an API token for authentication!! ok so let me spill: users can create tokens on https://paste.debian.net/ by authenticating against salsa.debian.org. after logging in, you can manage your tokens at https://paste.debian.net/tokens. using a token allows you to circumvent most of the service's strict spam checks (e.g., line break limits) and benefit from relaxed rate limits — which is especially useful for automated scripts or large pastes. it's giving verified user privilege ngl 👑
  • -v, --verbose — more verbose output. she talks more. we love her for it 🔊

🌈 ACTIONS 🌈

  • add — add paste to the server: <1.line> <2.line> ... — this is THE one, the star of the show ⭐
  • del <id> — delete paste from server. RIP to that paste, gone but not forgotten 💀
  • get <id> — get paste from server. retrieval arc unlocked 🙈
  • getlangs — get supported language highlighting types from server. so you know what to put in --lang 🎀
  • help <action> — print more verbose help about the specified <action>. when u need the lore 🧚

🍓 USAGE EXAMPLES 🍓

here's where it gets real bestie, look at these:

dmesg | tail | grml-paste add --name=grmluser

upload the last ten lines of dmesg output as user grmluser. chef's kiss. ✨

cat /var/log/syslog | grml-paste add --token=YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN

upload syslog using an authentication token to bypass spam filters and size limits. look at her go 💅

💜 BUGS 💜

Please report feedback, bugreports[1] and wishes to the grml team[2].

not me begging u to send in bug reports — do it tho, they want to hear from u 🫶

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

Michael Gebetsroither <gebi@grml.org[3]> — the legend herself, we stan 😭

📝 NOTES 📝

  1. bugreports https://grml.org/bugs/
  2. to the grml team https://grml.org/contact/
  3. gebi@grml.org mailto:gebi@grml.org

okay that's the whole page!! this was the grml-paste(1) manual, and this particular glow-up is dated 04/28/2026 💖 go paste something iconic bestie, ily, bye!! 🌸🦋✨

📦 where this page comes from