[SOLVED] mail prompts for Cc: in script execution

greenpool · 09-07-2011, 04:52 AM

Hi guys,

in my journey to learn bash scripting i've come across another obstacle and any help would be great.

i'm currently executing the following line in my script:

Code:

mail -s "successful execution of script" root

i was under the impression this would just send the e-mail and that'd be it. but instead its prompting me for a 'Cc: '

any idea why this is happening and how i can stop it?

thanks a lot.

tbrand · 09-07-2011, 08:09 AM

If the mail command does not see any standard input it assumes that you will provide additional information (like the content of the e-mail) interactively.

Code:

echo "Script executed successfully | mail -s "successful execution of script" root

will do it.