mmsctl(1)
π mmsctl(1) β from the General Commands Manual, bestie π
okay so. you know how MMS is like, the group chat of the telecom world? this is the remote control for it. buckle up π
β¨ NAME β¨
mmsctl β Control mmsdtng to Send and receive MMS messages
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
mmsctl [ -L ] [ -M [ -o message_path ] ] [ -S [ -r recipient ...] [ -a
attachment [ -c ctype ] ] ] [ -D -o message_path [ -o message_path ... ]
]
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so mmsctl is the CLI frontend to mmsdtng, and mmsdtng is the whole entire girlboss that sends and receives MMSes. that's the vibe. that's the job. π
and it works with modem manager. that's the whole thing. no cap. π«Ά
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
Lβ Listen πMβ List Messages πSβ Send Message π€Dβ Delete Message ποΈoβ target message path πrβ recipient π«Άaβ attachment πcβ content-type π·οΈ
β¨ EXAMPLE β¨
π send the message of the day to (555)555-5555
mmsctl -S -r +15555555555 -a /etc/motd -c text/plain
like. iconic. sending /etc/motd to +15555555555 as text/plain. the message of the day IS the message of the day. periodt. π¦β¨
that's the whole page bestie, and it's signed off from the General Commands Manual, page mmsctl(1) β that's the source and that's the version tag, no extra dates hiding anywhere, i checked ππ go send somebody an MMS ππΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian trixie: mmsd-tng 2.6.3-1 Β· GPL-2.0-only
- ubuntu noble: mmsd-tng 2.6.0-2build1 Β· GPL-2.0-only
- ubuntu questing: mmsd-tng 2.6.4-1
- ubuntu resolute: mmsd-tng 2.6.4-1build1 Β· GPL-2.0-only
- ubuntu stonking: mmsd-tng 2.6.4-1build1 Β· GPL-2.0-only
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms