LKBEN11702: How to send mail from the command line on a linux system.
Symptom
You need to send mail from the command line.
Cause
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Solution
To send mail you can use the following command:
echo "Testing the mail" | mail -s "Sending mail" name@emaildomain.com
If the mail program is not installed you can use the following:
apt install mailutils
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 15/02/2024