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The command operates on the user's mailbox if no argument is given. To send an email the message body is built from standard input.
- Send a typed email message. The commandline below continues after pressing Enter key. Input CC email-id (optional) press Enter key. Input message text (can be multi-line). Press "Ctrl-D" key to complete the message text:
mail --subject={{"subject line"}} {{to_user@example.com}}
- Send an email that contains file content:
mail --subject={{"$HOSTNAME filename.txt"}} {{to_user@example.com}} < {{path/to/filename.txt}}
- Send a tar.gz file as an attachment:
tar cvzf - {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2}} | uuencode {{data.tar.gz}} | mail --subject={{"subject line"}} {{to_user@example.com}}