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Port details on branch 2026Q3
wacli WhatsApp CLI with offline search and message sync
0.12.0_1 misc on this many watch lists=0 search for ports that depend on this port Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 0.12.0_1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: yuri@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-07-10 08:24:41
Last Update: 2026-07-10 08:00:52
Commit Hash: c328c3d
License: MIT
WWW:
https://github.com/steipete/wacli
Description:
wacli is a WhatsApp CLI tool built on top of whatsmeow, focused on: - Best-effort local sync of message history and continuous capture - Fast offline search with SQLite FTS5 - Sending text, quoted replies, and files - Contact and group management - Scriptable JSON output This is a third-party tool that uses the WhatsApp Web protocol via whatsmeow and is not affiliated with WhatsApp.
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Manual pages:
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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  1. bin/wacli
  2. /usr/local/share/licenses/wacli-0.12.0_1/catalog.mk
  3. /usr/local/share/licenses/wacli-0.12.0_1/LICENSE
  4. /usr/local/share/licenses/wacli-0.12.0_1/MIT
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
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Dependency lines:
  • wacli>0:misc/wacli
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/misc/wacli/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install misc/wacli
  • pkg install wacli
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: wacli
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distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1783442959 SHA256 (go/misc_wacli/wacli-v0.12.0/v0.12.0.mod) = b1d4d7702b712a5fd93039ed861e2668d1d2ca1664ddeed4deca1a759eaa734a SIZE (go/misc_wacli/wacli-v0.12.0/v0.12.0.mod) = 1426

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SHA256 (go/misc_wacli/wacli-v0.12.0/v0.12.0.zip) = b7daf29d2bd42fe8e4930044341227eba4996ee036e5896733770a4b55959fd0 SIZE (go/misc_wacli/wacli-v0.12.0/v0.12.0.zip) = 564967

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Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. go125 : lang/go125
Fetch dependencies:
  1. go125 : lang/go125
There are no ports dependent upon this port

Configuration Options:
No options to configure
Options name:
misc_wacli
USES:
go:1.25+,modules zip
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Master Sites:
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  1. https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/steipete/wacli/@v/
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Number of commits found: 1

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
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0.12.0_1
10 Jul 2026 08:00:52
commit hash: c328c3d404abdecbaf1429067d07fa84f6de3487commit hash: c328c3d404abdecbaf1429067d07fa84f6de3487commit hash: c328c3d404abdecbaf1429067d07fa84f6de3487commit hash: c328c3d404abdecbaf1429067d07fa84f6de3487 files touched by this commit
Dag-Erling Smørgrav (des) search for other commits by this committer
various: Bump go ports for go-1.25.12 / 1.26.5

Number of commits found: 1