---
name: "gammu-smsd-inject"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gammu"
version: "1.45.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gammu-smsd-inject"
---

# gammu-smsd-inject(1)

Inject messages into queue of SMS daemon for Gammu

## NAME

gammu-smsd-inject - Inject messages into queue of SMS daemon for Gammu

## SYNOPSIS

```
gammu-smsd-inject [OPTION]... MESSAGETYPE RECIPIENT [MESSAGE_PARAMETER]...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gammu-smsd-inject** command.

**gammu-smsd-inject** is a program that enqueues message in Gammu SMS Daemon, which will be later sent by the daemon using connected GSM modem.

Support for this program depends on features available in currently used SMSD service backend, however currently it is supported by all of them.

Program accepts following options (please note that long options might be not accepted on some platforms):

- **-h, --help**

  Shows help.

- **-v, --version**

  Shows version information and compiled in features.

- **-c, --config=file**

  Configuration file to use, default is /etc/gammu-smsdrc, on Windows there is no default and configuration file path has to be always specified.

- **-l, --use-log**

  Use logging as configured in config file.

- **-L, --no-use-log**

  Do not use logging as configured in config file (default).

For description of message types and their parameters, please check documentation for **gammu savesms** \<#cmdoption-gammu-arg-savesms\>.

## EXAMPLES

To check it out, you need to have configuration file for SMSD, see SMSD Configuration File \<#gammu-smsdrc\> for more details about it.

Inject text message up to standard 160 chars:

```
echo "All your base are belong to us" | gammu-smsd-inject TEXT 123456
```

or

```
gammu-smsd-inject TEXT 123456 -text "All your base are belong to us"
```

Inject unicode text message:

```
gammu-smsd-inject TEXT 123456 -unicode -textutf8 "Zkouška sirén"
```

Use **-textutf8** for UTF-8 text supplied by applications or services, where the locale inherited by **gammu-smsd-inject** might not be configured.

Inject a long text message (automatically split into linked SMS parts):

```
gammu-smsd-inject TEXT 123456 < message.txt
```

or

```
gammu-smsd-inject TEXT 123456 -text "Long message text..."
```

No length option is required. Use **-maxsms 1** to reject messages requiring multiple parts. To truncate input to a maximum length, use **-len 400**; **-autolen 400** also automatically selects the SMS alphabet or Unicode. These limits apply to decoded text from both stdin and command-line arguments, regardless of option order.

Stdin input exceeding 4,999 bytes (including a trailing newline) is rejected instead of injecting a truncated message, even with a length option.

Alternatively, use EMS:

```
gammu-smsd-inject EMS 123456 -text "All your base are belong to us"
```

Inject some funky message with predefined sound and animation from 2 bitmaps:

```
gammu-smsd-inject EMS 123456 -text "Greetings" -defsound 1 -text "from Gammu" -tone10 axelf.txt -animation 2 file1.bmp file2.bmp
```

Inject protected message with ringtone:

```
gammu-smsd-inject EMS 123456 -protected 2 -variablebitmaplong ala.bmp -toneSElong axelf.txt -toneSE ring.txt
```

Inject USSD query:

```
gammu-smsd-inject USSD '*101#'
```

## Author

Michal Čihař \<michal@cihar.com\>

## Copyright

2009-2015, Michal Čihař \<michal@cihar.com\>