How to Send email direct from linux terminal
To send an email from console you need to use mail command, which is an intelligent mail processing system which has a command syntax reminiscent of ed with lines replaced by messages.
To send an email to [email protected] you need to type following command:
$ mail [email protected]
Output:
[php]Subject: Hello
Hi,
Kamusta kana? sana ok ka/// 🙂
Ingats
xMoDx
. <Type DOT (.) followed by ENTER KEY>
Cc: <Press ENTER KEY>
[/php]
You need to type . (dot) to send an email.
To send contains of file (such as /var/log/messages) as mail body then use following command:
[php]$ mail -s ‘Subject here’ [email protected] < /var/log/messages[/php]
Please note that above command will NOT route an email if you do not have properly configured MTA/mail server. and check your spam folder for paid services like gmail for the mail might end up there