Saturday, July 23, 2022

[SOLVED] How to attach a file using mail command on Linux?

Issue

I'm on a server running a Linux shell. I need to mail a simple file to a recipient. How to do this, prefereably using only the mail command?

UPDATE: got a good solution, using mutt instead:

$ echo | mutt -a syslogs.tar.gz [email protected]

Solution

Example using uuencode:

uuencode surfing.jpeg surfing.jpeg | mail [email protected]

and reference article:

http://www.shelldorado.com/articles/mailattachments.html

Note:

you may apt install sharutils to have uuencode command



Answered By - Jon
Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)