grouping files in a single file

scofiled83 · 06-12-2009, 12:55 AM

Hello

HP UNIX

I have nearly 30 ".txt" files in unix.
I want to email them to windows environment.
I can attach all of them with "uuencode" option and email.

Instead of attaching all 30 files, is there an easier way ?
If I tar these 30 files, and send a single file, tar will not be opened in windows.

Any other suggestions?

ghostdog74 · 06-12-2009, 01:06 AM

Quote:

tar will not be opened in windows.

yes it will. use winrar/winzip to open

scofiled83 · 06-12-2009, 01:55 AM

I will try

Thanks ghostdog

colucix · 06-12-2009, 02:09 AM

As ghostdog said. Eventually you can try the zip command (if installed)

Code:

$ mkdir my_files
$ mv *.txt my_files/
$ zip -r my_files.zip my_files/

this will create a ZIP archive that can be open even if you don't have Winzip/Winrar installed (windows uses pkzip by default, if I remember well).

scofiled83 · 06-12-2009, 02:24 AM

thanks

scofiled83 · 06-12-2009, 04:28 AM

I can send an email like below,for one user.
How can I send it to more than one email accounts.

(echo "Report"; uuencode /opt/space_report.tar ) | mailx -m -s "SPACE REPORT" scofield@yahoo.com

colucix · 06-12-2009, 04:32 AM

Just add more addresses on the command line. If you have a mailing list stored in a text file (one address per line) you can use a loop:

Code:

while read email
do
  (echo "Report"; uuencode /opt/space_report.tar ) | mailx -m -s "SPACE REPORT" $email
done < mailing_list.txt

scofiled83 · 06-12-2009, 04:48 AM

Thanks colucix
nice suggestion
I appreciate that