On Fri, 6 May 2005 15:39:21 -0500 "Patrick Kirchner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Gaumer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:28 PM > > > Hello, > > > Do you know any command to send a mail with an attached file? > > mutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] -a <file> -s "Subject of email" < email_body > > I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I've always done this: > > mutt -s SubjectHere -a /path/to/attachment [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > It's nice because the e-mail just goes with the attachment and > no further prompts are needed, but how does the "email_body" fit into > this? > > If I try Eric's example I'm told: > > -bash: email_body: No such file or directory Actually, it's exactly what the error message indicates. The '<' tells the shell to pull the contents of a file in the current directory named 'email_body' and pass it off to mutt. Mutt then uses it as the text for the body of the e-mail. HTH, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
