How to use "mail" to attach a file with an email?

meili100 · 02-23-2008, 01:32 AM

echo "content" | mail email@address -s subject
Where to attach a file with the email?

billymayday · 02-23-2008, 02:00 AM

Now, I know you can do it, but I can't remember how.

However, the reason I don't remember is I found at the time that I needed to do it, the from the command line Mutt does the job just nicely.

So, if you have Mutt, give that a go.

billymayday · 02-23-2008, 02:06 AM

I think if you still want to use mail that "mimencode" may be what you are after. Have a look at google

meili100 · 02-23-2008, 02:27 AM

Thanks. But I want to use something that I can send emails (with attachments) from shell command line. This way I can let my C++ program call it.

Mutt asks you to go through its interface.

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

Now, I know you can do it, but I can't remember how.

However, the reason I don't remember is I found at the time that I needed to do it, the from the command line Mutt does the job just nicely.

So, if you have Mutt, give that a go.

slakmagik · 02-23-2008, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meili100

Mutt asks you to go through its interface.

Not when invoked as

Code:

mutt -s SUBJECT -a ATTACHMENT ADDRESS < /dev/null

billymayday · 02-23-2008, 03:39 AM

Or use

Code:

cat attachment | uuencode attachment | mail -s subject user@example.com

unSpawn · 02-23-2008, 05:21 AM

...or simply use 'mpack'?