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linux65
linux65 Posts: 1
edited January 2015 in Red Hat Enterprise

Hi,

I am using red hat enterprise linux server release 5.7

I am trying to send an email from one directory called bin.I am trying to run a shell script from that location. The output file is located in the directory named temp.

I am able to send file if it is hardcoded. But if it is having a timestamp on the end of the file. I am not able to send it.

TSTAMP ='date + %Y%m%d%H%M%S'
filename=/temp/testfile.$TSTAMP


the syntax what i am using is mentioned below.

cat $filename | mail -s "test email" test@testemail.com

The above cat command is in if condition.

what i need is the content of the $filename should be displayed in the body of the email.

The below command works for a hard coded file for me.

echo $filename
cat /temp/filename.20150101171152 | mail -s "test email" test@testemail.com


Can you help me please

Thank You

Comments

  • mfillpot
    mfillpot Posts: 2,177
    Have you considered adding the timestamp on the subject to simplify output and using the -q option to send the file contents?

    Another option would be to output the timestamp into a file in tmp, then append the testfile on the end, send the file as the message and then delete the temp file.

    The second option is below:
    TSTAMP ='date + %Y%m%d%H%M%S'
filepath=/temp/
temppath=/tmp/
filename=testfile.$TSTAMP

cat ${TSTAMP}>\tmp\${filename}
cat ${filepath}${filename}>>${temppath}${filename}

mail -q ${temppath}${filename} -s "test email" test@testemail.com

rm ${temppath}${filename}

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