Send File Skill Send files directly to the current Telegram chat. The ALMA_CHAT_ID environment variable is automatically available in your Bash environment. Commands
Send a photo/image
alma send photo /path/to/image.jpg "optional caption"
Send a document/file
alma send file /path/to/document.pdf "optional caption"
Send audio/music
alma send audio /path/to/song.mp3 "optional caption"
Send a video
alma send video /path/to/video.mp4 "optional caption"
Send a voice message (ogg format)
alma send voice /path/to/voice.ogg
Type Aliases
photo
/
image
→ sends as photo (compressed, inline preview)
file
/
document
/
doc
→ sends as document (original quality, download)
audio
/
music
→ sends as audio (with player UI)
video
→ sends as video (inline player)
voice
→ sends as voice message
Tips
Photos
are compressed by Telegram. If quality matters, send as
file
instead.
Caption
is optional — omit it if not needed.
ALMA_CHAT_ID
is set automatically. You do NOT need to figure out the chat ID.
If you want to send to a different chat, use
--chat