How Do I Email a File in Unix?
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How do I email a Unix file?

Method 2 : –a switch in mailx command

Use the new attachment switch (-a) in mailx to send attachments with the mail. The -a options is easier to use that the uuencode command. The above command will print a new blank line. Type the body of the message here and press [ctrl] + [d] to send.

How do you send an attachment in Unix?

Below are the various, well known methods of sending email with attachment from the terminal.

  1. Using mail Command. mail is part of the mailutils (On Debian) and mailx (On RedHat) package and it is used to process messages on the command line. …
  2. Using mutt Command. …
  3. Using mailx Command. …
  4. Using mpack Command.
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