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Old 11-13-2005, 01:47 AM   #1
juanb
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mail command

Hi,

I need to use mail command in the command line with a script.

how I can attach a faile with this command?

thanks very much.

Juan
 
Old 11-13-2005, 04:43 AM   #2
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Depends on what program is used for `mail`; on my system it is nail and I can send attachments like this:
Code:
mail -s "Subject" -a /path/to/file user@somewhere.com
doing
Code:
man mail
will reveal all
 
  


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