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Today I\u2019ll help you get started with sending mails from the Linux command line and in shell scripts.We will begin with the \u201cmail\u201d command.<\/span><\/p>\n

1) MAIL<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

First we run a quick test to make sure the \u201csendmail\u201d application is installed and working correctly on server. Execute the following command, Make sure to replace \u201cyou@youremailid.com\u201d with your e-mail address.<\/span><\/p>\n

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mail \u201cHello world\u201d you@youremailid.com<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
\"Mail<\/a><\/p>\n
2) How to use mail command to send mail from terminal ?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
You can use the mail command with below format and send the mail from terminal. After typed your subject press Ctrl+D, The command prompt will ask you if you want to mark a copy of the mail to any other address, if needed type it or else, hit enter. Check your mailbox. This command will send out a mail to the email id mentioned with the subject, \u201cHello world\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n
Now, i\u2019m going to check my gmail inbox whether the mail are received or not. And found that its received.<\/span><\/p>\n
3) How to use mail command to send mail from terminal with echo ?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Use the mail & echo command with below format and send the mail from terminal.<\/span><\/p>\n
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# echo \"This is test mail by seemab\" | mail -s Test humparidil@gmail.com<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
4) Sending main from a shell script<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Now you can send mails from your shell scripts. Here\u2019s a simple shell script that gives you a reading of the usage of space on your partitions and mails the data to you.<\/span><\/p>\n
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#!\/bin\/bash\r\ndf -h > \/tmp\/mail_report.log\r\nfree -m >> \/tmp\/mail_report.log\r\nmail -s \u201cdisk and RAM report\u201d humparidil@gmail.com < \/tmp\/mail_report.log<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
Save these lines in a file on your Linux server and run it. You will receive a mail containing the results of the command. <\/span><\/p>\n
That’s all.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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