# slackcat > Utility for passing files and command output to Slack. > More information: . - Post a file to Slack: `slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{path/to/file}}` - Post a file to Slack with a custom filename: `slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-n|--filename]}} {{filename}} {{path/to/file}}` - Pipe command output to Slack as a text snippet: `{{command}} | slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-n|--filename]}} {{snippet_name}}` - Stream command output to Slack continuously: `{{command}} | slackcat {{[-c|--channel]}} {{channel_name}} {{[-s|--stream]}}`