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switchboard inbox

Lists the questions macros parked with ask.later, and answers them.

Details #

switchboard inbox lists what is waiting: the first characters of its id, the macro and the question, the buttons, and which one is used when time runs out.

switchboard inbox
switchboard inbox --json
switchboard inbox answer 3f9a1c2b Archive

An id can be the first few characters of it. The button is matched without regard to case; a button with spaces in it can be written without quotes.

Parameters #

switchboard inbox [--json]
switchboard inbox answer <id> <button>

The questions macros parked with ask.later.

Answer one (an id can be its first few characters).

Gotchas #

  • Exit code 69 means the engine is not running.

  • A question that is already answered or has expired is refused.

See also #

Ask later (Inbox), The Inbox