tg_send_markdown.sh

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash
set -efu
# set -x

# Configuration
BOT_TOKEN="YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE"
CHAT_ID="YOUR_CHAT_ID_HERE"

# Ensure an argument is passed
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 \"*Bold Text* _Italic_\""
    exit 1
fi

MSG="$1"

# Send via curl using legacy Markdown
curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org" \
     -d chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
     -d text="$MSG" \
     -d parse_mode="Markdown" > /dev/null

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Message sent successfully!"
else
    echo "Failed to send message."
fi

original was not ok, AI close-miss
Corrected bellow:

#!/bin/bash
set -efu
# set -x

# Configuration
BOT_TOKEN="YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE"
CHAT_ID="YOUR_CHAT_ID_HERE"

# Ensure an argument is passed
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 \"*Bold Text* _Italic_\""
    exit 1
fi

MSG="$1"

# Send via curl using legacy Markdown

curl -sSfL -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" \
     -d chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
     -d text="$MSG" \
     -d parse_mode="Markdown"