mmctl command line tool#

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The mmctl is a CLI tool for the Mattermost server which is installed locally and uses the Mattermost API, but may also be used remotely. Authentication is done with either login credentials or an authentication token. This mmctl tool is included and replaces the CLI. The mmctl can currently be used alongside the Mattermost CLI tool. The Mattermost CLI tool will be deprecated in a future release.

Being installed locally enables system admins for both self-hosted and Cloud Mattermost instances to run CLI commands even in instances where there’s no access to the server (e.g., via SSH).

This feature was developed to a large extent by community contributions and we’d like to extend our gratitude to the contributors who have worked on this project. We are currently accepting pull requests for Help Wanted issues in the mattermost-server repo. You can learn more about the unit test coverage campaign for mmctl in the Unit testing mmctl commands blog post.

mmctl usage notes#

  • System admins have two ways to run mmctl commands: by downloading mmctl from the release URLs, which you can find in the installation instructions, or by building it directly, for which you can check the build instructions below. The source code lives in the server/cmd/mmctl directory within the mattermost repository.

  • mmctl also comes bundled with the Mattermost distribution, and is located in the bin folder of the installation, next to the CLI.

    • We recommend you add the path to the Mattermost bin folder into your $PATH environment variable. This ensures that you can run mmctl commands locally regardless of your current directory location.

    • If the bin directory is not added to the $PATH environment variable, each time you use mmctl you must be in the bin directory to run mmctl commands, and the commands must be prefixed with ./. If you’re working from a different directory, make sure you specify the full path to mmctl when running mmctl commands.

  • Parameters in mmctl commands are order-specific.

  • You can use the --local flag with mmctl commands to run them without authentication by allowing communicating with the server through a Unix socket. See the local mode documentation for activation and usage details.

  • If special characters (!, |, (, ), \, ', and ") are used, the entire argument needs to be surrounded by single quotes (e.g. -password 'mypassword!', or the individual characters need to be escaped out (e.g. password mypassword\!).

  • Team name and channel name refer to the handles, not the display names. So in the URL https://community.mattermost.com/core/channels/town-square team name would be core and channel name would be town-square.

mmctl commands#

Options

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
-h, --help                     help for mmctl
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

Install mmctl#

The mmctl tool comes bundled with Mattermost package. For customers that want to setup it independently from the package, the following methods are available to install mmctl.

From Mattermost v8.0, if you’re using a release page for Linux, macOS, or Windows, you can download the mmctl builds at their release URL: https://releases.mattermost.com/mmctl/${MATTERMOST_VERSION}/${PLATFORM}_${ARCHITECTURE}.tar (for windows, substitute the .tar suffix with .zip)

E.g. to download version v8.0.0 of the mmctl amd64 build for linux, you can run the following:

curl -vfsSL -O https://releases.mattermost.com/mmctl/v8.0.0/linux_amd64.tar

Supported platforms, and corresponding supported architectures, are: linux (amd64 and arm64), darwin (amd64 and arm64), windows (amd64 only).

For versions older than v8.0.0, you can instead visit the mmctl releases page and download the appropriate release for your OS, and install the binary.

Use this option on Linux, macOS, and Windows if you have a go environment configured.

To build and install the mmctl binary in your $GOPATH, run the following command:

# For Mattermost versions >= v8.0.0
go install github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/cmd/mmctl@master

# For Mattermost versions < v8.0.0
go install github.com/mattermost/mmctl@latest

On Linux or macOS, this isn’t an officially supported method This installation channel is managed by the community. Please refer to the homebrew/homebrew-core repo for reporting issues.

Use this option on Linux and macOS if you have Homebrew installed.

brew install mmctl

Build mmctl#

The mmctl tool uses go modules to manage dependencies, so you need to have installed go 1.19 or greater on your machine.

After checking out the mattermost repository locally to your machine, from the root directory of the project, you can compile the mmctl binary by running:

make -C server mmctl-build

Local mode#

Note

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Local mode allows platform administrators with access to the Mattermost server to run mmctl commands against the API without needing to have a user registered. To ensure secure usage of this API, the server exposes a local socket that only a user with access to the server’s file system can access. The requests coming from the socket are treated as authorized, so they can reach the handlers without requiring a user session.

The API that the socket exposes follows the same specification that can be found in the API documentation, so mmctl is able to interact with it without needing any modifications. When a request comes in through the socket, it is flagged as local by the server, and this flag is taken into account when checking for session permissions to correctly authorize the sessions.

Activating local mode#

To use local mode, the Mattermost server first needs to have local mode enabled. When local mode is enabled, a socket is created at /var/tmp/mattermost_local.socket by default.

Tip

When trying to use local mode with mmctl, ensure you’re using the same user when running the server and mmctl, or clean up the socket file before switching to a new user. If you encounter an error like socket file "/var/tmp/mattermost_local.socket" doesn't exists, please check the server configuration for local mode, this can be resolved by setting this configuration setting to true.

Using local mode#

You need to append --local to the command you want to use, or set the environment variable as MMCTL_LOCAL=true. To use a socket file other than the default, you need to set the environment variable to MMCTL_LOCAL_SOCKET_PATH. This file must match the server configuration setting.

Running mmctl tests#

Note

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mmctl has two types of tests: unit tests and end to end tests.

To execute them, you can run the following commands from the mattermost project root directory:

# For the unit tests
make -C server test-mmctl-unit

# For the end to end tests
make -C server test-mmctl-e2e

mmctl auth#

Description

Manage the credentials and authentication methods of remote Mattermost instances.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for auth

mmctl auth clean#

Description

Clean the credentials associated with a Mattermost instance.

Format

mmctl auth clean [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth clean

Options

-h, --help   help for clean

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl auth current#

Description

Show the currently stored user credentials.

Format

mmctl auth current [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth current

Options

-h, --help   help for current

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl auth delete#

Description

Delete a named credential.

Format

mmctl auth delete [server name] [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth delete local-server

Options

-h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl auth list#

Description

Print a list of registered credentials.

Format

mmctl auth list [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth list

Options

-h, --help   help for auth list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl auth login#

Description

Log in to an instance and store credentials. You can log in with a personal access token instead of using username/password. See access tokens for details.

Format

mmctl auth login [instance url] --name [server name] --username [username] --password-file [password-file] [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth login https://mattermost.example.com
mmctl auth login https://mattermost.example.com --name local-server --username sysadmin --password-file mysupersecret.txt
mmctl auth login https://mattermost.example.com --name local-server --username sysadmin --password-file mysupersecret.txt --mfa-token 123456
mmctl auth login https://mattermost.example.com --name local-server --access-token myaccesstoken

Options

-t, --access-token-file string   Access token file to be read to use instead of username/password
-h, --help                       help for login
-m, --mfa-token string           MFA token for the credentials
-n, --name string                Name for the credentials
    --no-activate                If present, it won't activate the credentials after login
-f, --password-file string       Password file to be read for the credentials
-u, --username string            Username for the credentials

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

Password#

$ mmctl auth login https://community.mattermost.com --name community --username my-username --password-file mysupersecret

The login command can also work interactively, so if you leave any required flag empty, mmctl will ask you for it interactively:

$ mmctl auth login https://community.mattermost.com
Connection name: community
Username: my-username
Password File:

MFA#

To log in with MFA, use the --mfa-token flag:

$ mmctl auth login https://community.mattermost.com --name community --username my-username --password-file mysupersecret --mfa-token 123456

Access tokens#

You can generate and use a personal access token to authenticate with a server, instead of using username and password to log in:

$ mmctl auth login https://community.mattermost.com --name community --access-token MY_ACCESS_TOKEN

Alternatively, you can log in to your Mattermost server with a username and password:

$ mmctl auth login https://my-instance.example.com --name my-instance --username john.doe --password-file mysupersecret
credentials for my-instance: john.doe@https://my-instance.example.com stored

We can check the currently stored credentials with:

$ mmctl auth list

| Active |        Name | Username |                     InstanceUrl |
|--------|-------------|----------|---------------------------------|
|      * | my-instance | john.doe | https://my-instance.example.com |

And now we can run commands normally:

$ mmctl user search john.doe
id: qykfw3t933y38k57ubct77iu9c
username: john.doe
nickname:
position:
first_name: John
last_name: Doe
email: john.doe@example.com
auth_service:

Installing shell completions#

To install the shell completions for bash, add the following line to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile file:

source <(mmctl completion bash)

For zsh, add the following line to your ~/.zshrc file:

source <(mmctl completion zsh)

mmctl auth renew#

Description

Renew the credentials for a given server.

Format

mmctl auth renew [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth renew local-server

Options

-t, --access-token-file string   Access token file to be read to use instead of username/password
-h, --help                       help for renew
-m, --mfa-token string           MFA token for the credentials
-f, --password-file string       Password file to be read for the credentials

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl auth set#

Description

Set credentials to use in the following commands.

Format

mmctl auth set [server name] [flags]

Examples

mmctl auth set local-server

Options

-h, --help   help for set

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

Authenticate to a server (e.g. >mmctl auth login https://test.mattermost.com), then enter your username and password (and MFA token if MFA is enabled on the account).

mmctl bot#

Manage bots.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for bot

mmctl bot assign#

Description

Assign the ownership of a bot to another user.

Format

mmctl bot assign [bot-username] [new-owner-username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot assign testbot user2

Options

-h, --help              help for assign

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl bot create#

Description

Create a bot.

Format

mmctl bot create [username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot create testbot

Options

--description string    Optional. The description text for the new bot.
--display-name string   Optional. The display name for the new bot.
-h, --help              help for create
--with-token            Optional. Auto genreate access token for the bot.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl bot disable#

Description

Disable an enabled bot.

Format

mmctl bot disable [username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot disable testbot

Options

-h, --help     help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl bot enable#

Description

Enable a disabled bot.

Format

mmctl bot enable [username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot enable testbot

Options

-h, --help              help for enable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl bot list#

Description

List the bot’s users.

Format

mmctl bot list [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot list

Options

--all        Optional. Show all bots (including deleleted and orphaned)
-h, --help   help for list
--orphaned   Optional. Only show orphaned bots

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl bot update#

Description

Update bot information.

Format

mmctl bot update [username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl bot update testbot --username newbotusername

Options

--description string    Optional. The new description text for the bot
--display-name string   Optional. The new display name for the bot
-h, --help              help for update
--username string       Optional. The new username for the bot

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel#

Manage channels.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for channel

mmctl channel archive#

Description

Archive channels along with all related information including posts from the database. Channels can be specified by [team]:[channel] (i.e., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel archive [channels] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel archive myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for archive

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel create#

Description

Create a channel.

Format

mmctl channel create [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel create --team myteam --name mynewchannel --display-name "My New Channel"
mmctl channel create --team myteam --name mynewprivatechannel --display-name "My New Private Channel" --private

Options

--display-name string   Channel Display Name
--header string         Channel header
-h, --help              help for create
--name string           Channel Name
--private               Create a private channel
--purpose string        Channel purpose
--team string           Team name or ID

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel delete#

Description

Permanently delete channels along with all related information including posts from the database.

Note

Requires the Enable API Channel Deletion configuration setting to be set to true. If this configuration setting is set to false, attempting to delete the channel using mmctl fails.

Format

mmctl channel delete [channels] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel delete myteam:mychannel

Options

--confirm       Confirm you really want to delete the channel and a database backup has been performed.
-h, --help      help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel list#

Description

List all Public, Private, and archived channels on specified teams. Archived channels are appended with (archived). Private channels the user is a member of, or has access to, are appended with (private).

Format

mmctl channel list [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel list myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel make-private#

This command is deprecated in favour of mmctl channel modify and the --private flag.

Description

Set the type of a channel from Public to Private. Channel can be specified by [team]:[channel] (e.g., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel make-private [channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel make-private myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for make-private

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel modify#

Description

Change the Public/Private type of a channel. Channel can be specified by [team]:[channel] (e.g., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel modify [channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel modify myteam:mychannel --private
mmctl channel modify channelId --public

Options

-h, --help  help for modify
--private   Convert the channel to a private channel
--public    Convert the channel to a public channel

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel move#

Description

Move the provided channels to the specified team. Validate that all users in the channel belong to the target team. Incoming/outgoing webhooks are moved along with the channel. Channels can be specified by [team]:[channel] (e.g., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel move [team] [channels] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel move newteam oldteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help    help for move
--force       Remove users that are not members of target team before moving the channel.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel rename#

Description

Rename an existing channel.

Format

mmctl channel rename [channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel rename myteam:oldchannel --name 'new-channel' --display_name 'New Display Name'
mmctl channel rename myteam:oldchannel --name 'new-channel'
mmctl channel rename myteam:oldchannel --display_name 'New Display Name'

Options

--display_name string   Channel Display Name
-h, --help              help for rename
--name string           Channel Name

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel restore#

This command is deprecated in favor of mmctl channel unarchive. Not used in Mattermost Server version v5.26 and later.

Description

Restore a previously deleted channel. Channels can be specified by [team]:[channel] (e.g., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel restore [channels] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel restore myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for restore

Options inherited from parent commands

--format string               the format of the command output [plain, json] (default "plain")
--insecure-sha1-intermediate  allows the use of insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--local                       allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--strict                      will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one

mmctl channel unarchive#

Description

Unarchive a previously archived channel. Channels can be specified by [team]:[channel] (e.g., myteam:mychannel), or by channel ID.

Format

mmctl channel unarchive [channels] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel unarchive myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for unarchive

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel users#

Description

Manage channel users.

Options

-h, --help   help for users

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel users add#

Description

Add users to a channel.

Format

mmctl channel users add [channel] [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel users add myteam:mychannel user@example.com username

Options

-h, --help   help for add

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl channel users remove#

Description

Remove users from a channel.

Format

mmctl channel users remove [channel] [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl channel users remove myteam:mychannel user@example.com username
mmctl channel users remove myteam:mychannel --all-users

Options

--all-users  Remove all users from the indicated channel
-h, --help   help for remove

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command#

Manage slash commands.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help      help for command

mmctl command archive#

Description

Archive a slash command. Commands can be specified by command ID.

Format

mmctl command archive [commandID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command archive commandID

Options

-h, --help   help for archive

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command create#

Description

Create a custom slash command for the specified team.

Format

mmctl command create [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command create myteam --title MyCommand --description "My Command Description" --trigger-word mycommand --url http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler --creator myusername --response-username my-bot-username --icon http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler-bot-icon.png --autocomplete --post

Options

--autocomplete               Show Command in autocomplete list
--autocompleteDesc string    Short Command Description for autocomplete list
--autocompleteHint string    Command Arguments displayed as help in autocomplete list
--creator string             Command Creator's Username (required)
--description string         Command Description
-h, --help                   help for create
--icon string                Command Icon URL
--post                       Use POST method for Callback URL
--response-username string   Command Response Username
--title string               Command Title
--trigger-word string        Command Trigger Word (required)
--url string                 Command Callback URL (required)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command delete#

This command is deprecated in favor of mmctl command archive.

Description

Delete a slash command. Commands can be specified by command ID.

Format

mmctl command delete [flags]

Examples

mmctl command delete commandID

Options

-h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--format string               the format of the command output [plain, json] (default "plain")
--insecure-sha1-intermediate  allows the use of insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--local                       allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--strict                      will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one

mmctl command list#

Description

List all commands on specified teams.

Format

mmctl command list [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command list myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command modify#

Description

Modify a slash command. Commands can be specified by command ID.

Format

mmctl command modify [commandID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command modify commandID --title MyModifiedCommand --description "My Modified Command Description" --trigger-word mycommand --url http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler --creator myusername --response-username my-bot-username --icon http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler-bot-icon.png --autocomplete --post

Options

--autocomplete               Show Command in autocomplete list
--autocompleteDesc string    Short Command Description for autocomplete list
--autocompleteHint string    Command Arguments displayed as help in autocomplete list
--creator string             Command Creator's username, email or id (required)
--description string         Command Description
-h, --help                   help for modify
--icon string                Command Icon URL
--post                       Use POST method for Callback URL
--response-username string   Command Response Username
--title string               Command Title
--trigger-word string        Command Trigger Word (required)
--url string                 Command Callback URL (required)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command move#

Description

Move a slash command to a different team. Commands can be specified by command ID.

Format

mmctl command move [team] [commandID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command move newteam commandID

Options

-h, --help   help for move

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl command show#

Description

Show a custom slash command. Commands can be specified by command ID. Returns command ID, team ID, trigger word, display name, and creator username.

Format

mmctl command show [commandID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl command show commandID

Options

-h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl completion#

Generate autocompletion scripts for bash and zsh.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for completion

mmctl completion bash#

Description

Generate the bash autocompletion scripts.

To load completion, run:

. <(mmctl completion bash)

To configure your bash shell to load completions for each session, add the above line to your ~/.bashrc.

Format

mmctl completion bash [flags]

Options

-h, --help   help for bash

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl completion zsh#

Description

Generate the zsh autocompletion scripts.

To load completion, run:

. <(mmctl completion zsh)

To configure your zsh shell to load completions for each session, add the above line to your ~/.zshrc.

Format

mmctl completion zsh [flags]

Options

-h, --help   help for zsh

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config#

Configuration settings.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for config

mmctl config edit#

Description

Open the editor defined in the EDITOR environment variable to modify the server’s configuration. Once complete, save the file, then upload it to your server.

Format

mmctl config edit [flags]

Examples

mmctl config edit

Options

-h, --help   help for edit

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config get#

Description

Get the value of a configuration setting by its name in dot notation.

Format

mmctl config get [flags]

Examples

mmctl config get SqlSettings.DriverName

Options

-h, --help   help for get

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config migrate#

Description

Migrate a file-based configuration to (or from) a database-based configuration. Point the Mattermost server at the target configuration to start using it. This command only migrates the configuration data from one type to another.

Note

  • To change the store type to use the database, a system admin needs to set a MM_CONFIG environment variable and restart the Mattermost server.

  • The migrate function requires local mode to be enabled. To do this, add the following line to your Mattermost Environment file:

    MM_SERVICESETTINGS_ENABLELOCALMODE=true
    

Format

mmctl config migrate [from_config] [to_config] [flags]

Examples

mmctl config migrate path/to/config.json "postgres://mmuser:mostest@localhost:5432/mattermost_test?sslmode=disable&connect_timeout=10" --local

Options

-h, --help   help for migrate

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config patch#

Description

Patch the server configuration with the specified configuration file.

Format

mmctl config patch <config-file> [flags]

Examples

mmctl config patch /path/to/config.json

Options

-h, --help   help for reload

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config reload#

Description

Reload the server configuration and apply new settings.

Format

mmctl config reload [flags]

Examples

mmctl config reload

Options

-h, --help   help for reload

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config reset#

Description

Reset the value of a configuration setting by its name in dot notation or a setting section. Accepts multiple values for array settings.

Format

mmctl config reset [flags]

Examples

mmctl config reset SqlSettings.DriverName LogSettings

Options

--confirm   Confirm you really want to reset all configuration settings to the default value
-h, --help  help for reset

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config set#

Description

Set the value of a config setting by its name in dot notation. Accepts multiple values for array settings.

Note

Mattermost plugin uploads can’t be enabled through the API or using mmctl in local mode.

Format

mmctl config set [flags]

4 Examples

mmctl config set SqlSettings.DriverName postgres
mmctl config set SqlSettings.DataSourceReplicas "replica1" "replica2"
mmctl config set PluginSettings.Plugins.com.mattermost.calls.rtcdserviceurl "http://mattermost-rtcd"
mmctl config set LogSettings.AdvancedLoggingJSON '{"console1":{"Type":"console","Format":"json","Levels":[{"ID":5,"Name":"debug","Stacktrace":false},{"ID":4,"Name":"info","Stacktrace":false,"color":36},{"ID":3,"Name":"warn","Stacktrace":false},{"ID":2,"Name":"error","Stacktrace":true,"color":31},{"ID":1,"Name":"fatal","Stacktrace":true,"color":31},{"ID":0,"Name":"panic","Stacktrace":true,"color":31},{"ID":10,"Name":"stdlog","Stacktrace":false}],"Options":{"Out":"stdout"},"MaxQueueSize":1000}}'

Options

-h, --help   help for set

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config show#

Description

Print the server configuration and write to STDOUT in JSON format.

Format

mmctl config show [flags]

Examples

mmctl config show

Options

-h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl config subpath#

Description

Update the hard-coded production client asset paths to take into account Mattermost running on a subpath. This command needs access to the Mattermost assets directory to be able to rewrite the paths.

Format

mmctl config subpath [flags]

Examples

# you can rewrite the assets to use a subpath
mmctl config subpath --assets-dir /opt/mattermost/client --path /mattermost

# the subpath can have multiple steps
mmctl config subpath --assets-dir /opt/mattermost/client --path /my/custom/subpath

# or you can fallback to the root path passing /
mmctl config subpath --assets-dir /opt/mattermost/client --path /

Options

-a, --assets-dir string   directory of the Mattermost assets in the local filesystem
-h, --help                help for subpath
-p, --path string         path to update the assets with

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl docs#

Description

Generate mmctl documentation.

Format

mmctl docs [flags]

Options

-d, --directory string   The directory where the docs would be generated in. (default "docs")
-h, --help               help for docs

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export#

Manage exports.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for group

mmctl export create#

Description

Create an export file including message attachments.

Format

mmctl export create [flags]

Options

--no-attachments              Omit file attachments in the export file.
--include-archived-channels   Include archived channels in the export file.
-h, --help                    help for create

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export delete#

Description

Delete an export file.

Format

mmctl export delete [exportname] [flags]

Example

mmctl export delete export_file.zip

Options

-h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export download#

Description

Download export files.

Format

mmctl export download [exportname] [filepath] [flags]

Example

# You can indicate the name of the export and its destination path
$ mmctl export download samplename sample_export.zip

# If you only indicate the name, the path will match it
$ mmctl export download sample_export.zip

Options

-h, --help          help for download
--num-retries int   Number of retries to resume a download. (Default is 5)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export generate-presigned-url#

Description

Generate a pre-signed URL for an export file in cases where a Mattermost Cloud export is large and challenging to download from the Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl export generate-presigned-url [exportname] [flags]

Options

-h, --help   help for generate-presigned-url

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export job#

Description

List, show, and export jobs.

Options

-h, --help   help for job

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export job cancel#

Description

Cancel an export job.

Format

mmctl export job cancel [exportJobID] [flags]

Example

export job cancel o98rj3ur83dp5dppfyk5yk6osy

Options

-h, --help     help for download

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export job list#

Description

List export jobs. Export files include the Job ID in the file name.

Format

mmctl export job list [flags]

Example

mmctl export job list

Options

--all            Fetch all export jobs. ``--page`` flag will be ignored if provided
-h, --help       help for list
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of export jobs
--per-page int   Number of export jobs to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export job show#

Description

Show export job.

Format

mmctl export job show [exportJobID] [flags]

Example

mmctl export job show

Options

-h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl export list#

Description

List export files. Export files include the job ID in the file name.

Format

mmctl export list [flags]

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl extract#

Manage content extraction jobs.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for list

mmctl extract job#

List and show content extraction jobs.

Child Commands

mmctl extract job list#

Description

List content extraction jobs.

Format

mmctl extract job list [flags]

Examples

mmctl extract job list

Options

--all            Fetch all export jobs. --page flag will be ignore if provided
-h, --help       help for list
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of export jobs
--per-page int   Number of export jobs to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl extract job show#

Description

Show extract job.

Format

mmctl extract job show [extractJobID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl extract job show f3d68qkkm7n8xgsfxwuo498rah

Options

-h, --help   help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl extract run#

Description

Start a content extraction job.

Format

mmctl extract run [flags]

Examples

mmctl extract run

Options

--from int   The timestamp of the earliest file to extract, expressed in seconds since the unix epoch.
-h, --help   help for run
--to int     The timestamp of the latest file to extract, expressed in seconds since the unix epoch. Defaults to the current time.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group#

Manage channel and team groups.

Child Commands

mmctl group channel#

Management of channel groups

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for group

mmctl group channel disable#

Description

Disable group constrains in the specified channel.

Format

mmctl group channel disable [team]:[channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group channel disable myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group channel enable#

Description

Enable group constrains in the specified channel.

Format

mmctl group channel enable [team]:[channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group channel enable myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for enable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group channel list#

Description

List the groups associated with a channel.

Format

mmctl group channel list [team]:[channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group channel list myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group channel status#

Description

Show the group constrain status for the specified channel.

Format

mmctl group channel status [team]:[channel] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group channel status myteam:mychannel

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group list-ldap#

Description

List LDAP groups.

Format

mmctl group list-ldap [flags]

Examples

mmctl group list-ldap

Options

-h, --help   help for list-ldap

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group team#

Manage team groups.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for group

mmctl group team disable#

Description

Disable group constrains in the specified team.

Format

mmctl group team disable [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group team disable myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group team enable#

Description

Enable group constrains in the specified team.

Format

mmctl group team enable [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group team enable myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for enable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group team list#

Description

List the groups associated with a team.

Format

mmctl group team list [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group team list myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group team status#

Description

Show the group constrain status for the specified team.

Format

mmctl group team status [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group channel status myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl group user#

Manage custom user groups.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for group

mmctl group user restore#

Description

Restore custom user group.

Format

mmctl group user restore [groupname] [flags]

Examples

mmctl group user restore examplegroup

Options

-h, --help   help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import#

Description

Manage imports.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for import

mmctl import job#

Description

List and show import jobs.

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import job list#

Description

List import jobs

Format

mmctl import job list [flags]

Examples

mmctl import job list

Options

--all            Fetch all import jobs. --page flag will be ignore if provided
-h, --help       help for list
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of import jobs
--per-page int   Number of import jobs to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import job show#

Description

Show import job.

Format

mmctl import job show [importJobID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl import job show f3d68qkkm7n8xgsfxwuo498rah

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import list#

Description

List all import files.

Examples

mmctl import list

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import list available#

Description

List available import files.

Format

mmctl import list available [flags]

Examples

mmctl import list available

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import list incomplete#

Description

List incomplete import files uploads.

Format

mmctl import list incomplete [flags]

Examples

mmctl import list incomplete

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import process#

Description

Start an import job.

Format

mmctl import process [importname] [flags]

Examples

mmctl import process 35uy6cwrqfnhdx3genrhqqznxc_import.zip

Options

-h, --help          help for status
--bypass-upload     File is read directly from the filesystem, instead of being processed from the server. Supported in --local mode only.
--extract-content   Document attachments will be extracted and indexed during the import process. We recommend disabling this to improve performance.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import upload#

Description

Upload import files.

Format

mmctl import upload [filepath] [flags]

Examples

mmctl import upload import_file.zip

Options

-h, --help        help for upload
--resume          Set to true to resume an incomplete import upload.
--upload string   The ID of the import upload to resume.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl import validate#

Description

Validate an import file.

Format

mmctl import validate [filepath] [flags]

Examples

import validate import_file.zip --team myteam --team myotherteam

Options

--check-missing-teams       Check for teams that are not defined but referenced in the archive
--check-server-duplicates   Set to false to ignore teams, channels, and users already present on the server (Default true)
-h, --help                  help for validate
--ignore-attachments        Do not check if the attached files are present in the archive
--team stringarray          Predefined teams to assume as already present on the destination server. Implies --check-missing-teams. The flag can be repeated

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl integrity#

Description

This command is deprecated from Mattermost v9.3. Performs a relational integrity check which returns information about any orphaned record found. This command can only be run using local mode.

Format

mmctl integrity [flags]

Options

--confirm       Confirm you really want to run a complete integrity check that may temporarily harm system performance
-h, --help      help for integrity
-v, --verbose   Show detailed information on integrity check results

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl job#

Management of jobs.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for ldap

mmctl job list#

Description

List the latest jobs.

Format

mmctl job list [flags]

Examples

job list
 job list --ids jobID1,jobID2
 job list --type ldap_sync --status success
 job list --type ldap_sync --status success --page 0 --per-page 10

Options

--all             Fetch all import jobs. --page flag will be ignored if provided
-h, --help        help for list
--ids strings     Comma-separated list of job IDs to which the operation will be applied. All other flags are ignored
--page int        Page number to fetch for the list of import jobs
--per-page int    Number of import jobs to be fetched (default 5)
--status string   Filter by job status
--type string     Filter by job type

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl job update#

Description

Update the status of a job.

Important

The following status rules are permitted:

  • in_progress can be changed to pending

  • in_progress or pending can be changed to cancel_requested

  • cancel_requested can be changed to canceled

These restrictions can be bypassed with --force=true. Bypassing restrictions can have unexpected consequences on your Mattermost server and should be used with caution.

Format

mmctl job update [job] [status] [flags]

Examples

job update myJobID pending
 job update myJobID pending --force true
 job update myJobID canceled --force true

Options

--force       Setting a job status is restricted to certain statuses. You can overwrite these restrictions by using --force. Use this option with caution.
-h, --help    help for update

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl ldap#

LDAP-related utilities.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for ldap

mmctl ldap idmigrate#

Description

Migrate LDAP IdAttribute to a new value. Run this utility to change the value of your ID Attribute without your users losing their accounts. After running the command, you can change the ID Attribute to the new value in the System Console. For example, if your current ID Attribute was sAMAccountName and you wanted to change it to objectGUID, you would:

  1. Wait for an off-peak time when your users won’t be impacted by a server restart.

  2. Run the command mmctl ldap idmigrate objectGUID.

  3. Update the config within the System Console to the new value objectGUID.

  4. Restart the Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl ldap idmigrate <objectGUID> [flags]

Examples

mmctl ldap idmigrate objectGUID

Options

-h, --help   help for idmigrate

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl ldap job#

List and show LDAP synchronization jobs.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for ldap

mmctl ldap job list#

Description

List LDAP synchronization jobs.

Format

mmctl ldap job list [flags]

Examples

mmctl ldap job list

Options

--all            Fetch all import jobs. The ``--page`` flag will be ignored if provided.
-h, --help       help for list
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of import jobs
--per-page int   Number of import jobs to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl ldap job show#

Description

Show LDAP synchronization jobs.

Format

mmctl ldap job show [ldapJobID] [flags]

Examples

mmctl ldap show f3d68qkkm7n8xgsfxwuo498rah

Options

-h, --help       help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl ldap sync#

Description

Synchronize all LDAP users and groups now.

Format

mmctl ldap sync [flags]

Examples

mmctl ldap sync

Options

-h, --help                  help for sync
--include-removed-members   Include members who left or were removed from a group-synced team/channel. Useful in cases where synchronized groups are unlinked/re-linked for testing purposes, when LDAP users are deactivated and reactivated, or when a user leaves a team in error.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl license#

Manage the Mattermost license.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for license

mmctl license remove#

Description

Remove the current license and use Mattermost Team Edition.

Format

mmctl license remove [flags]

Examples

mmctl license remove

Options

-h, --help   help for remove

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl license upload#

Description

Upload a license and replace the current license.

Format

mmctl license upload [license] [flags]

Examples

mmctl license upload /path/to/license/mylicensefile.mattermost-license

Options

-h, --help   help for upload

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl license upload-string#

Description

Upload a license from a string. Replaces the current license.

Format

mmctl license upload-string [license] [flags]

Examples

license upload-string "mylicensestring"

Options

-h, --help   help for upload

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl logs#

Description

Display logs in a human-readable format. As the log format depends on the server, the --format flag cannot be used with this command.

Format

mmctl logs [flags]

Options

-h, --help         help for logs
-l, --logrus       Use logrus for formatting
-n, --number int   Number of log lines to retrieve (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl oauth#

Manage registered OAuth2 applications.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for permissions

mmctl oauth list#

Description

List all registered OAuth2 applications.

Format

mmctl oauth list [flags]

Example

mmctl list

Options

-h, --help       help for add
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of OAuth2 apps
--per-page int   Number of OAuth2 apps to be fetched per page (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions#

Manage permissions and roles.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for permissions

mmctl permissions add#

Note

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Also available in legacy Mattermost Enterprise Edition E10 or E20

Description

Add one or more permissions to an existing role.

Format

mmctl permissions add <role> <permission...> [flags]

Examples

mmctl permissions add system_user list_open_teams
mmctl permissions add system_manager sysconsole_read_user_management_channels

Options

-h, --help   help for add

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions remove#

Note

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Also available in legacy Mattermost Enterprise Edition E10 or E20

Description

Remove one or more permissions from an existing role.

Format

mmctl permissions remove <role> <permission...> [flags]

Examples

mmctl permissions remove system_user list_open_teams
mmctl permissions remove system_manager sysconsole_read_user_management_channels

Options

-h, --help   help for remove

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions reset#

Note

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Also available in legacy Mattermost Enterprise Edition E10 or E20

Description

Reset the given role’s permissions to the default settings and overwrite custom settings.

Format

mmctl permissions reset <role_name> [flags]

Examples

# Reset the permissions of the 'system_read_only_admin' role.
$ mmctl permissions reset system_read_only_admin

Options

-h, --help   help for reset

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions role assign#

Note

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Also available in legacy Mattermost Enterprise Edition E10 or E20

Description

Assign users to a role by username.

Format

mmctl permissions role assign <role_name> <username...> [flags]

Examples

# Assign users with usernames 'john.doe' and 'jane.doe' to the role named 'system_admin'.
mmctl permissions role assign system_admin john.doe jane.doe

# Examples using other system roles
mmctl permissions role assign system_manager john.doe jane.doe
mmctl permissions role assign system_user_manager john.doe jane.doe
mmctl permissions role assign system_read_only_admin john.doe jane.doe

Options

-h, --help   help for assign

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions role show#

Description

Show all the information about a role.

Format

mmctl permissions role show <role_name> [flags]

Examples

mmctl permissions show system_user

Options

-h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl permissions role unassign#

Description

Unassign users from a role by username. Available in Mattermost Professional and Mattermost Enterprise.

Format

mmctl permissions role unassign <role_name> <username...> [flags]

Examples

# Unassign users with usernames 'john.doe' and 'jane.doe' from the role named 'system_admin'.
mmctl permissions unassign system_admin john.doe jane.doe

# Examples using other system roles
mmctl permissions unassign system_manager john.doe jane.doe
mmctl permissions unassign system_user_manager john.doe jane.doe
mmctl permissions unassign system_read_only_admin john.doe jane.doe

Options

-h, --help   help for unassign

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin#

Manage plugins.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for plugin

mmctl plugin add#

Description

Add plugins to your Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl plugin add [plugins] [flags]

Examples

mmctl plugin add hovercardexample.tar.gz pluginexample.tar.gz

Options

-f, --force   overwrite a previously installed plugin with the same ID, if any
-h, --help    help for add

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin delete#

Description

Delete previously uploaded plugins from your Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl plugin delete [plugins] [flags]

Examples

mmctl plugin delete hovercardexample pluginexample

Options

-h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin disable#

Description

Disable plugins. Disabled plugins are immediately removed from the user interface and logged out of all sessions.

Format

mmctl plugin disable [plugins] [flags]

Examples

mmctl plugin disable hovercardexample pluginexample

Options

-h, --help   help for disable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin enable#

Description

Enable plugins for use on your Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl plugin enable [plugins] [flags]

Examples

mmctl plugin enable hovercardexample pluginexample

Options

-h, --help   help for enable

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin install-url#

Description

Supply URLs to plugins compressed in a .tar.gz file. Plugins must be enabled in the server’s config settings.

Format

mmctl plugin install-url <url>... [flags]

Examples

# You can install one plugin
$ mmctl plugin install-url https://example.com/mattermost-plugin.tar.gz

# Or install multiple plugins at a time
$ mmctl plugin install-url https://example.com/mattermost-plugin-one.tar.gz https://example.com/mattermost-plugin-two.tar.gz

Options

-f, --force   overwrite a previously installed plugin with the same ID, if any
-h, --help    help for install-url

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin list#

Description

List all enabled and disabled plugins installed on your Mattermost server.

Format

mmctl plugin list [flags]

Examples

mmctl plugin list

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin marketplace#

Manage Marketplace plugins.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for marketplace

mmctl plugin marketplace install#

Description

Install a plugin available on the Plugin Marketplace server. The latest version of the plugin will be installed.

Format

mmctl plugin marketplace install <id> [flags]

Examples

$ mmctl plugin marketplace install jitsi

Options

-h, --help   help for install

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl plugin marketplace list#

Description

Get all plugins available from the Plugin Marketplace server, merging data from locally installed plugins as well as prepackaged plugins shipped with the server.

Format

mmctl plugin marketplace list [flags]

Examples

# You can list all available plugins
$ mmctl plugin marketplace list --all

# Pagination options can be used
$ mmctl plugin marketplace list --page 2 --per-page 10

# Filtering narrows down the search
$ mmctl plugin marketplace list --filter jit

# You can retrieve only local plugins
$ mmctl plugin marketplace list --local-only

Options

--all             Fetch all plugins. --page flag will be ignore if provided
--filter string   Filter plugins by ID, name or description
-h, --help        help for list
--local-only      Only retrieve local plugins
--page int        Page number to fetch for the list of users
--per-page int    Number of users to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl post#

Manage posts.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for post

mmctl post create#

Description

Create a post.

Format

mmctl post create [flags]

Examples

mmctl post create myteam:mychannel --message "some text for the post"

Options

-h, --help              help for create
-m, --message string    Message for the post
-r, --reply-to string   Post id to reply to

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl post delete#

Description

Mark a post as deleted and remove it and all attachments from the client without permanently deleting it from the database. Permanently delete a post and all attachments using the --permanent flag.

Format

mmctl post delete [posts] [flags]

Examples

Mark post as deleted:

mmctl post delete udjmt396tjghi8wnsk3a1qs1sw

Permanently delete a post and its file contents from the database and filestore:

mmctl post delete udjmt396tjghi8wnsk3a1qs1sw --permanent

Permanently delete multiple posts and their file contents from the database and filestore:

mmctl post delete udjmt396tjghi8wnsk3a1qs1sw 7jgcjt7tyjyyu83qz81wo84w6o --permanent

Options

--confirm     Confirm you really want to delete the post and a DB backup has been performed
-h, --help    help for delete
--permanent   Permanently delete the post and its contents from the database

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl post list#

Description

List posts for a channel.

Format

mmctl post list [flags]

Examples

mmctl post list myteam:mychannel
mmctl post list myteam:mychannel --number 20

Options

-f, --follow         Output appended data as new messages are posted to the channel
-h, --help           help for list
-n, --number int     Number of messages to list (default 20)
-i, --show-ids       Show posts ids
-s, --since string   List messages posted after a certain time (ISO 8601)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl roles#

Description

Promote users to the system admin role, or remove system admin privileges from users.

Format

Promote users to the system admin role:

mmctl roles system_admin [users] [flags]

Remove system admin privileges:

mmctl roles member [users] [flags]

Examples

Promote a user to the system admin role:

mmctl roles system_admin john_doe

Promote multiple users to the system admin role:

mmctl roles system_admin john_doe jane_doe

Remove system admin privileges from a user:

mmctl roles member john_doe

Remove system admin privileges from multiple users:

mmctl roles member john_doe jane_doe

Options

-h, --help   help for roles

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl saml#

SAML-related utilities.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for system

mmctl saml auth-data-reset#

Description

Resets the AuthData field for SAML users to their email. Run this utility after setting the ‘id’ SAML attribute to an empty value.

Format

mmctl saml auth-data-reset [flags]

Examples

# Reset all SAML users' AuthData field to their email, including deleted users
$ mmctl saml auth-data-reset --include-deleted

# Show how many users would be affected by the reset
$ mmctl saml auth-data-reset --dry-run

# Skip confirmation for resetting the AuthData
$ mmctl saml auth-data-reset -y

# Only reset the AuthData for the following SAML users
$ mmctl saml auth-data-reset --users userid1,userid2

Options

--dry-run           Dry run only
-h, --help          help for auth-data-reset
--include-deleted   Include deleted users
--users strings     Comma-separated list of user IDs to which the operation will be applied
-y, --yes           Skip confirmation

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl sampledata#

Description

Generate a sample data file and store it locally, or directly import it to the remote server.

Format

mmctl sampledata [flags]

Examples

# You can create a sampledata file and store it locally
$ mmctl sampledata --bulk sampledata-file.jsonl

# Or you can simply print it to the STDOUT
$ mmctl sampledata --bulk -

# You can customize the amount of entities to create
$ mmctl sampledata -t 7 -u 20 -g 4

# The sampledata file can be directly imported into the remote server by not specifying a ``--bulk``` flag
$ mmctl sampledata

# Sample users can be created with profile pictures
$ mmctl sampledata --profile-images ./images/profiles

Options

-b, --bulk string                Optional. Path to write a JSONL bulk file instead of uploading into the remote server.
--channel-memberships int        The number of sample channel memberships per user in a team. (default 5)
--channels-per-team int          The number of sample channels per team. (default 10)
--deactivated-users int          The number of deactivated users.
--direct-channels int            The number of sample direct message channels. (default 30)
--group-channels int             The number of sample group message channels. (default 15)
-g, --guests int                 The number of sample guests. (default 1)
-h, --help                       help for sampledata
--posts-per-channel int          The number of sample post per channel. (default 100)
--posts-per-direct-channel int   The number of sample posts per direct message channel. (default 15)
--posts-per-group-channel int    The number of sample posts per group message channel. (default 30)
--profile-images string          Optional. Path to folder with images to randomly pick as user profile image.
-s, --seed int                   Seed used for generating the random data (Different seeds generate different data). (default 1)
--team-memberships int           The number of sample team memberships per user. (default 2)
-t, --teams int                  The number of sample teams. (default 2)
-u, --users int                  The number of sample users. (default 15)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system#

System management commands for interacting with the server state and configuration.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for system

mmctl system clearbusy#

Description

Clear the busy state which re-enables non-critical services.

Format

mmctl system clearbusy [flags]

Examples

mmctl system clearbusy

Options

-h, --help   help for clearbusy

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system getbusy#

Description

Get the server busy state (high load) and timestamp corresponding to when the server busy flag will be automatically cleared.

Format

mmctl system getbusy [flags]

Examples

mmctl system getbusy

Options

-h, --help   help for getbusy

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system setbusy#

Description

Set the busy state to true for the specified number of seconds which disables non-critical services.

Format

mmctl system setbusy -s [seconds] [flags]

Examples

mmctl system setbusy -s 3600

Options

-h, --help           help for setbusy
-s, --seconds uint   Number of seconds until server is automatically marked as not busy (default 3600)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system status#

Description

Print the server status which is calculated using several basic server healthchecks.

Format

mmctl system status [flags]

Examples

mmctl system status

Options

-h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system supportpacket#

Description

Generate and download a Support Packet of the Mattermost server to share with Mattermost Support.

Format

mmctl system supportpacket [flags]

Examples

mmctl system supportpacket

Options

-h, --help   help for version
-o, --output-file string   Output file name. Default is ``mattermost_support_packet_YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM.zip``.

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl system version#

Description

Print the server version build number of the currently connected Mattermost instance.

Format

mmctl system version [flags]

Examples

mmctl system version

Options

-h, --help   help for version

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team#

Manage teams.

Important

When specifying team names within mmctl commands, you must use the team-URL version of the team name, rather than the display name you see in the channel sidebar. Your team-URL does not contain spaces. Run the mmctl team list command to return a list of all teams on the server in team-URL format. See the team name and URL selection documentation for details.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for team

mmctl team archive#

Description

Archive a team along with all related information including posts from the database.

Format

mmctl team archive [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team archive myteam

Options

--confirm   Confirm you really want to archive the team and a database backup has been performed
-h, --help  help for archive

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team create#

Description

Create a team.

Format

mmctl team create [flags]

Examples

mmctl team create --name mynewteam --display_name "My New Team"
mmctl team create --name private --display_name "My New Private Team" --private

Options

--display_name string   Team Display Name
--email string          Administrator Email (anyone with this email is automatically a team admin)
-h, --help              help for create
--name string           Team Name
--private               Create a private team

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team delete#

Description

Permanently delete a team along with all related information including posts from the database.

Note

Requires the Enable API Team Deletion configuration setting to be set to true. If this configuration setting is set to false, attempting to delete the team using mmctl fails.

Format

mmctl team delete [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team delete myteam

Options

--confirm   Confirm you really want to delete the team and a database backup has been performed
-h, --help  help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team list#

Description

List all teams on the server.

Format

mmctl team list [flags]

Examples

mmctl team list

Options

-h, --help  help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team modify#

Description

Modify a team’s privacy setting to public or private.

Format

mmctl team modify [teams] [flag] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team modify myteam --private

Options

-h, --help  help for modify
--private   Modify team to be private
--public    Modify team to be public

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team rename#

Description

Rename an existing team.

Format

mmctl team rename [team] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team rename old-team --display_name 'New Display Name'

Options

--display_name string   Team Display Name
-h, --help              help for rename

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team restore#

Description

Restore archived teams.

Format

mmctl team restore [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team restore myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for restore

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team users#

Manage team users.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help       help for token

mmctl team users add#

Description

Add specified users to a team.

Format

mmctl team users add [team] [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team users add myteam user@example.com username

Options

-h, --help  help for add

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl team users remove#

Description

Remove specified users from a team.

Format

mmctl team users remove [team] [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl team users remove myteam user@example.com username

Options

-h, --help  help for remove

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl token#

Manage users’ access tokens.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help       help for token

mmctl token generate#

Description

Generate token for a user.

Format

mmctl token generate [user] [description] [flags]

Examples

mmctl generate testuser test-token

Options

-h, --help     help for generate

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl token list#

Description

List the tokens belonging to a user.

Format

mmctl token list [user] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user tokens testuser

Options

--active         List only active tokens (default true)
--all            Fetch all tokens. --page flag will be ignore if provided
-h, --help       help for list
--inactive       List only inactive tokens
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of users
--per-page int   Number of users to be fetched (default 200)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl token revoke#

Description

Revoke tokens for a user.

Format

mmctl token revoke [token-ids] [flags]

Examples

mmctl revoke testuser test-token-id

Options

-h, --help       help for revoke

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user#

Manage users.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help       help for user

mmctl user activate#

Description

Activate users that have been deactivated.

Format

mmctl user activate [emails, usernames, userIds] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user activate user@example.com
mmctl user activate username

Options

-h, --help           help for activate

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user change-password#

Description

Change the password of a user to the one provided. If the user is changing their own password, the flag --current must indicate the current password. The flag --hashed can be used to indicate that the new password has been introduced as already hashed.

Format

mmctl user change-password <user> [flags]

Examples

# If you have system permissions, you can change other user's passwords
$ mmctl user change-password john_doe --password new-password

# If you are changing your own password, you need to provide the current one
$ mmctl user change-password my-username --current current-password --password new-password

# You can ommit these flags to introduce them interactively
$ mmctl user change-password my-username
Are you changing your own password? (YES/NO): YES
Current password:
New password:

# If you have system permissions, you can update the password with the already hashed new
# password. The hashing method should be the same that the server uses internally.
$ mmctl user change-password john_doe --password HASHED_PASSWORD --hashed

Options

-c, --current string    The current password of the user. Use only if changing your own password
--hashed                The supplied password is already hashed
-h, --help              help for change-password
-p, --password string   The new password for the user

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user convert#

Description

Convert user accounts to bots, or convert bots to user accounts.

Format

mmctl user convert (--bot [emails] [usernames] [userIds] | --user <username> --password PASSWORD [--email EMAIL]) [flags]

Examples

# You can convert a user to a bot providing an email, an ID, or a username
$ mmctl user convert user@example.com --bot

# Or you can convert multiple users at a time
$ mmctl user convert user@example.com anotherUser --bot

# You can convert a bot to a user and specify the email and password that the user will have after conversion
$ mmctl user convert botusername --email new.email@email.com --password password --user

Options

--bot                If supplied, convert users to bots
--email string       The email address for the converted user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set
--firstname string   The first name for the converted user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set
-h, --help           help for convert
--lastname string    The last name for the converted user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set
--locale string      The locale (e.g., EN, FR) for the converted new user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set
--nickname string    The nickname for the converted user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set
--password string    The password for converted new user account. Required when "user" flag is set
--system_admin       If supplied, the converted user will be a system admin. Defaults to false. Required when the "bot" flag is set
--user               If supplied, convert a bot to a user
--username string    Username for the converted user account. Required when the "bot" flag is set

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user create#

Description

Create a user.

Format

mmctl user create [flags]

Examples

# You can create a user
$ mmctl user create --email user@example.com --username userexample --password Password1

# You can define optional fields like first name, last name, and nickname
$ mmctl user create --email user@example.com --username userexample --password Password1 --firstname User --lastname Example --nickname userex

# You can also create the user as a system sdmin
$ mmctl user create --email user@example.com --username userexample --password Password1 --system-admin

# You can verify user on creation if you have the correct permissions
$ mmctl user create --email user@example.com --username userexample --password Password1 --system-admin --email-verified

Options

--disable-welcome-email   Optional. If supplied, the new user will not receive a welcome email. Defaults to false
--email string            Required. The email address for the new user account
--email-verified          Optional. If supplied, the new user will have the email verified. Defaults to false
--firstname string        Optional. The first name for the new user account
--guest                   Optional. If supplied, the new user will be a guest. Defaults to false
-h, --help                help for create
--lastname string         Optional. The last name for the new user account
--locale string           Optional. The locale (ex: en, fr) for the new user account
--nickname string         Optional. The nickname for the new user account
--password string         Required. The password for the new user account
--system-admin            Optional. If supplied, the new user will be a system administrator. Defaults to false
--username string         Required. Username for the new user account

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user deactivate#

Description

Deactivate users. Deactivated users are immediately logged out of all sessions and are unable to log back in.

Format

mmctl user deactivate [emails, usernames, userIds] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user deactivate user@example.com
mmctl user deactivate username

Options

-h, --help       help for deactivate

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user delete#

Description

Permanently delete users along with all related information including posts from the database.

Note

Requires the Enable API User Deletion configuration setting to be set to true. If this configuration setting is set to false, attempting to delete the user using mmctl fails.

Format

mmctl user delete [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user delete user@example.com

Options

--confirm   Confirm you really want to delete the user and a database backup has been performed
-h, --help  help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user deleteall#

Description

Permanently delete all users and all related information including posts. This command can only be run in local mode.

Format

mmctl user deleteall [flags]

Examples

mmctl user deleteall

Options

--confirm   Confirm you really want to delete the user and a database backup has been performed
-h, --help  help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user demote#

Description

Demote a user to a guest.

Format

mmctl user demote [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user demote user1 user2

Options

-h, --help   help for demote

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user email#

Description

Change the email address associated with a user.

Format

mmctl user email [user] [new email] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user email testuser user@example.com

Options

-h, --help       help for email

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user invite#

Description

Send an email invite to a user to join a team. You can invite a user to multiple teams by listing them. You can specify teams by name or ID.

Format

mmctl user invite [email] [teams] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user invite user@example.com myteam
mmctl user invite user@example.com myteam1 myteam2

Options

-h, --help       help for invite

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user list#

Description

List all users.

Format

mmctl user list [flags]

Examples

mmctl user list

Options

--all            Fetch all users. --page flag will be ignore if provided
-h, --help       help for list
--page int       Page number to fetch for the list of users
--per-page int   Number of users to be fetched (default 200)
--team string    If supplied, only users belonging to this team will be listed

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user migrate-auth#

Description

Migrate accounts from one authentication provider to another. For example, you can upgrade your authentication provider from email to LDAP.

Format

mmctl user migrate-auth [from_auth] [to_auth] [migration-options] [flags]

Arguments

from_auth:

The authentication service to migrate users accounts from. Supported options: email, gitlab, google, ldap, office365, saml.

to_auth:

The authentication service to migrate users to. Supported options: ldap, saml.

migration-options (ldap):
match_field:

The field that is guaranteed to be the same in both authentication services. For example, if the users emails are consistent set to email. Supported options: email, username.

migration-options (saml):
users_file:

The path of a json file with the usernames and emails of all users to migrate to SAML. The username and email must be the same that the SAML service provider store. And the email must match with the email in mattermost database.

Example json content:
{
   "usr1@email.com": "usr.one",
   "usr2@email.com": "usr.two"
}

Examples

mmctl user migrate-auth email saml users.json

user.json Example

[
  {
    "email": "user1@example.com",
    "auth_data": {
      "saml": {
        "idp_id": "saml_idp_1",
        "saml_user_id": "user123"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "email": "user2@example.com",
    "auth_data": {
      "saml": {
        "idp_id": "saml_idp_2",
        "saml_user_id": "user456"
      }
    }
  }
]

Options

--auto         Automatically migrate all users. Assumes the usernames and emails are identical between Mattermost and SAML services. (saml only)
--confirm      Confirm you really want to proceed with auto migration. (saml only)
--force        Force the migration to occur even if there are duplicates on the LDAP server. Duplicates will not be migrated. (ldap only)
-h, --help     help for migrate-auth

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user preference#

Description

Manage user preferences.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help   help for auth

mmctl user preference get#

Description

Get a specific user preference.

Format

mmctl user preference get --category [category] --name [name] [users] [flags]

Examples

preference get --category display_settings --name use_military_time user@example.com

Options

-c, --category string   The category of the preference
-h, --help              help for get
-n, --name string       The name of the preference

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user preference list#

Description

List user preferences.

Format

mmctl user preference list [--category category] [users] [flags]

Examples

preference list user@example.com

Options

-c, --category string   The optional category by which to filter
-h, --help              help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user preference set#

Description

Set a specific user preference.

Format

mmctl user preference set --category [category] --name [name] --value [value] [users] [flags]

Examples

preference set --category display_settings --name use_military_time --value true user@example.com

Options

-c, --category string   The category of the preference
-h, --help              help for set
-n, --name string       The name of the preference
-v, --value string      The value of the preference

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user preference delete#

Description

Delete a specific user preference.

Format

mmctl user preference delete --category [category] --name [name] [users] [flags]

Examples

preference delete --category display_settings --name use_military_time user@example.com

Options

-c, --category string   The category of the preference
-h, --help              help for delete
-n, --name string       The name of the preference

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user promote#

Description

Promote a guest to a user.

Format

mmctl user promote [guests] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user promote guest1 guest2

Options

-h, --help   help for promote

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user reset-password#

Description

Send users an email to reset their password.

Format

mmctl user reset-password [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user reset-password user@example.com

Options

-h, --help       help for reset-password

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user resetmfa#

Description

Turn off multi-factor authentication for a user. If MFA enforcement is enabled, the user will be forced to re-enable MFA as soon as they log in.

Format

mmctl user resetmfa [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user resetmfa user@example.com

Options

-h, --help       help for resetmfa

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user username#

Description

Change the username of the user.

Format

mmctl user username [user] [new username] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user username testuser newusername

Options

-h, --help       help for version

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl user verify#

Description

Mark user’s email as verified without requiring user to complete email verification path.

Format

mmctl user verify [users] [flags]

Examples

mmctl user verify user1

Options

-h, --help       help for version

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl version#

Description

Print the version of mmctl.

Format

mmctl version [flags]

Options

-h, --help       help for version

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook#

Description

Manage webhooks.

Child Commands

Options

-h, --help       help for webhook

mmctl webhook create-incoming#

Description

Create an incoming webhook to allow external posting of messages to a specific channel.

Format

mmctl webhook create-incoming [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook create-incoming --channel [channelID] --user [userID] --display-name [displayName] --description [webhookDescription] --lock-to-channel --icon [iconURL]

Options

--channel string        Channel name or ID of the new webhook
--description string    Incoming webhook description
--display-name string   Incoming webhook display name
-h, --help              help for create-incoming
--icon string           Icon URL
--lock-to-channel       Lock to channel
--user string           The username, email, or ID of the user that the webhook should post as

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook create-outgoing#

Description

Create an outgoing webhook to allow external posting of messages from a specific channel.

Format

mmctl webhook create-outgoing [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook create-outgoing --team myteam --user myusername --display-name mywebhook --trigger-word "build" --trigger-word "test" --url http://localhost:8000/my-webhook-handler
 mmctl webhook create-outgoing --team myteam --channel mychannel --user myusername --display-name mywebhook --description "My cool webhook" --trigger-when start --trigger-word build --trigger-word test --icon http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler-bot-icon.png --url http://localhost:8000/my-webhook-handler --content-type "application/json"

Options

--channel string             Channel name or ID
--content-type string        Content-type
--description string         Outgoing webhook description
--display-name string        Outgoing webhook display name
-h, --help                   help for create-outgoing
--icon string                Icon URL
--team string                Team name or ID (required)
--trigger-when string        When to trigger webhook (exact: for first word matches a trigger word exactly, start: for first word starts with a trigger word) (default "exact")
--trigger-word stringArray   Word to trigger webhook (required)
--url stringArray            Callback URL (required)
--user string                The username, email, or ID of the user that the webhook should post as (required)

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook delete#

Description

Delete a webhook with a given ID.

Format

mmctl webhook delete [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook delete [webhookID]

Options

-h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook list#

Description

Print a list of all webhooks.

Format

mmctl webhook list [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook list myteam

Options

-h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook modify-incoming#

Description

Modify an existing incoming webhook by changing its title, description, channel, or icon URL.

Format

mmctl webhook modify-incoming [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook modify-incoming [webhookID] --channel [channelID] --display-name [displayName] --description [webhookDescription] --lock-to-channel --icon [iconURL]

Options

--channel string        Channel ID
--description string    Incoming webhook description
--display-name string   Incoming webhook display name
-h, --help              help for modify-incoming
--icon string           Icon URL
--lock-to-channel       Lock to channel

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook modify-outgoing#

Description

Modify an existing outgoing webhook by changing its title, description, channel, icon, url, content-type, or triggers.

Format

mmctl webhook modify-outgoing [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook modify-outgoing [webhookId] --channel [channelId] --display-name [displayName] --description "New webhook description" --icon http://localhost:8000/my-slash-handler-bot-icon.png --url http://localhost:8000/my-webhook-handler --content-type "application/json" --trigger-word test --trigger-when start

Options

--channel string             Channel name or ID
--content-type string        Content-type
--description string         Outgoing webhook description
--display-name string        Outgoing webhook display name
-h, --help                   help for modify-outgoing
--icon string                Icon URL
--trigger-when string        When to trigger webhook (exact: for first word matches a trigger word exactly, start: for first word starts with a trigger word)
--trigger-word stringArray   Word to trigger webhook
--url stringArray            Callback URL

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl webhook show#

Description

Show the webhook specified by [webhookId].

Format

mmctl webhook show [webhookId] [flags]

Examples

mmctl webhook show w16zb5tu3n1zkqo18goqry1je

Options

-h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

mmctl websocket#

Description

Display websocket in a human-readable format.

Format

mmctl websocket [flags]

Options

-h, --help       help for websocket

Options inherited from parent commands

--config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
--disable-pager                disables paged output
--insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
--insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
--json                         the output format will be in json format
--local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
--quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
--strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
--suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages