Publish
The publish with a context works almost the same as Publish, but it will not create a new connection and publish with a new client. Instead, it uses the currently active context client.
client@host> publish
Alias: client@host> pub
Options
Publish Options
| Option | Long Version | Explanation | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
-t | --topic | The MQTT topic to which the message will be published. | |
-m | --message | The message which will be published on the topic. | |
-m:file | --message-file | The file containing the payload which will be published on the topic. | |
-m:empty | --message-empty | Sets the message to an empty payload. | |
-r | --[no-]retain | Whether the message will be retained. | false |
-q | --qos | Define the quality of service level. If only one QoS is specified it will be used for all topics. You can define a specific QoS level for every topic. The corresponding QoS levels will be matched in order to the given topics. | 0 |
-e | --messageExpiryInterval | The lifetime of the publish message in seconds. | |
-ct | --contentType | A description of the content of the publish message. | |
-cd | --correlationData | The correlation data of the publish message. | |
-pf | --payloadFormatIndicator | The payload format indicator of the publish message. | |
-rt | --responseTopic | The topic name for the response message of the publish message. | |
-up | --userProperty | A user property of the publish message. |
Help Options
| Option | Long Version | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
-h | --help | Display help message for command. |
-V | --version | Display version information of the cli. |
Example
Publish with a client identified with myClient to the default settings:
mqtt> con -i myClient
myClient@localhost> pub -t test -m msg