Mail (Unix)
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mail is a command line email client for Unix
and Unix-like
operating system
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mail -s "You've got mail" -c cc.rider@example.org somebody@example.com anotherbody@example.net
This sends a message with the subject "You've got mail" to two recipients, somebody@example.com and anotherbody@example.net, and CCs (copies) a third, cc.rider@example.org. The message will be typed after the command is entered and will be ended with Control-D.
Any Unix command sequence that generates text can be used to send a message in one line. For example:
echo "Some message" | mail -s "meeting today" somebody@example.com
This is especially useful for having a system report its status automatically through email.
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
and Unix-like
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
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Example usage
mail -s "You've got mail" -c cc.rider@example.org somebody@example.com anotherbody@example.net
This sends a message with the subject "You've got mail" to two recipients, somebody@example.com and anotherbody@example.net, and CCs (copies) a third, cc.rider@example.org. The message will be typed after the command is entered and will be ended with Control-D.
Any Unix command sequence that generates text can be used to send a message in one line. For example:
echo "Some message" | mail -s "meeting today" somebody@example.com
This is especially useful for having a system report its status automatically through email.
External links
- The manual (man) pages for mail at about.comAbout.comAbout.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
- mail at GNU Mailutils manual