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Chiggins
Asked: 2011-03-12 15:53:19 +0800 CST

Sending mail through shell script

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So I know how to use the mail command to send mail through ssh, as in typing mail -s "Subject here" [email protected], then typing out the message, hitting CTRL + D to stop composing, then press enter to not have a Cc.

How I'm curious, how would I send an email through a non-interactive shell script? Just so I can send an email if a backup decided to fail, or whatever reason.

Thanks a bunch!

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Well, just pipe in the content. eg

    echo "message text"|mail -s "subject" [email protected]
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  2. I do it like this:

    /usr/lib/sendmail -t <<EOF 
To: [email protected]
Subject: My script works

Looks like my script is working.
EOF

    You can use shell variables in the message. You can also add CC and BCC lines as desired.

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