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I have the following shell script fragment.

var_name='ZZPCI'

for emailadd in `cat /tmp/email_list.tmp`

do

   subject_text="Subject with Var Name "$var_name

   subj_text_novar="Subject without Var Name"

   email_mssge="this is the message with variable name "$var_name

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subject_text" "$emailadd"

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subj_text_novar" "$emailadd"

done

What it does is
a. Sets the variable var_name
b. Reads through the list of email addresses stored in /tmp/email_list.tmp
c. Compiles and sends an email with /tmp/my_report.txt (plain text file) as an attachment

The script is intended to run on a number of different servers, so var_name will change with each server.
The mail command with $subj_text_novar, (does not include $var_name in the subject string), sends the email correctly .
However the mail command with $subject_text which does include $var_name places the contents of the attachment into the main body of the email.
As far as I can make out, it is the actual $-sign causing the problem because hardcoding the var_name value into the string is fine but I don't see why because surely var_name is just a concatenated string
So, how can I set the subject for mail so it includes $var_name and my text file is sent as an attachment?

I am running this on SuSE 11.3 but the solution ideally needs to work on AIX 6.1 and HP UX11.31 as well

Regards

linux email solaris aix mailx

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  Quote the variables. For example, subject_text="Subject with Var Name $var_name". Do you need to send a separate message to each recipient in /tmp/email_list.tmp? If not, you can discard the loop and put $(cat /tmp/email_list.tmp) in place of "$emailadd" on the two mailx command lines
  
  – roaima
  Jul 21 '15 at 15:32
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  beware: the -a flag to mailx may not exist on your AIX and/or HPUX machines.
  
  – Jeff Schaller♦
  Jul 21 '15 at 15:37
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks to roaima for the answer. In fact I had tried this before without joy. But roaima's comment made me re-evaluate and in the context of the shell fragment yes it worked. However I was actually deriving var_name from an Oracle database, (probably I should've mentioned it but to be honest I didn't think that was the issue). Anyway by doing var_name=echo $dbs_value I was able to employ roaima's solution.
  
  – Noj
  Jul 21 '15 at 16:02
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  And thanks Jeff Schaller about AIX & HP. I'll investigate both OS's to see if there are alternatives
  
  – Noj
  Jul 21 '15 at 16:06
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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I have the following shell script fragment.

var_name='ZZPCI'

for emailadd in `cat /tmp/email_list.tmp`

do

   subject_text="Subject with Var Name "$var_name

   subj_text_novar="Subject without Var Name"

   email_mssge="this is the message with variable name "$var_name

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subject_text" "$emailadd"

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subj_text_novar" "$emailadd"

done

What it does is
a. Sets the variable var_name
b. Reads through the list of email addresses stored in /tmp/email_list.tmp
c. Compiles and sends an email with /tmp/my_report.txt (plain text file) as an attachment

The script is intended to run on a number of different servers, so var_name will change with each server.
The mail command with $subj_text_novar, (does not include $var_name in the subject string), sends the email correctly .
However the mail command with $subject_text which does include $var_name places the contents of the attachment into the main body of the email.
As far as I can make out, it is the actual $-sign causing the problem because hardcoding the var_name value into the string is fine but I don't see why because surely var_name is just a concatenated string
So, how can I set the subject for mail so it includes $var_name and my text file is sent as an attachment?

I am running this on SuSE 11.3 but the solution ideally needs to work on AIX 6.1 and HP UX11.31 as well

Regards

linux email solaris aix mailx

share|improve this question

edited Jul 21 '15 at 15:43

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Quote the variables. For example, subject_text="Subject with Var Name $var_name". Do you need to send a separate message to each recipient in /tmp/email_list.tmp? If not, you can discard the loop and put $(cat /tmp/email_list.tmp) in place of "$emailadd" on the two mailx command lines
  
  – roaima
  Jul 21 '15 at 15:32
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  beware: the -a flag to mailx may not exist on your AIX and/or HPUX machines.
  
  – Jeff Schaller♦
  Jul 21 '15 at 15:37
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks to roaima for the answer. In fact I had tried this before without joy. But roaima's comment made me re-evaluate and in the context of the shell fragment yes it worked. However I was actually deriving var_name from an Oracle database, (probably I should've mentioned it but to be honest I didn't think that was the issue). Anyway by doing var_name=echo $dbs_value I was able to employ roaima's solution.
  
  – Noj
  Jul 21 '15 at 16:02
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And thanks Jeff Schaller about AIX & HP. I'll investigate both OS's to see if there are alternatives
  
  – Noj
  Jul 21 '15 at 16:06
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I have the following shell script fragment.

var_name='ZZPCI'

for emailadd in `cat /tmp/email_list.tmp`

do

   subject_text="Subject with Var Name "$var_name

   subj_text_novar="Subject without Var Name"

   email_mssge="this is the message with variable name "$var_name

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subject_text" "$emailadd"

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subj_text_novar" "$emailadd"

done

What it does is
a. Sets the variable var_name
b. Reads through the list of email addresses stored in /tmp/email_list.tmp
c. Compiles and sends an email with /tmp/my_report.txt (plain text file) as an attachment

The script is intended to run on a number of different servers, so var_name will change with each server.
The mail command with $subj_text_novar, (does not include $var_name in the subject string), sends the email correctly .
However the mail command with $subject_text which does include $var_name places the contents of the attachment into the main body of the email.
As far as I can make out, it is the actual $-sign causing the problem because hardcoding the var_name value into the string is fine but I don't see why because surely var_name is just a concatenated string
So, how can I set the subject for mail so it includes $var_name and my text file is sent as an attachment?

I am running this on SuSE 11.3 but the solution ideally needs to work on AIX 6.1 and HP UX11.31 as well

Regards

linux email solaris aix mailx

share|improve this question

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var_name='ZZPCI'

for emailadd in `cat /tmp/email_list.tmp`

do

   subject_text="Subject with Var Name "$var_name

   subj_text_novar="Subject without Var Name"

   email_mssge="this is the message with variable name "$var_name

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subject_text" "$emailadd"

   echo "$email_mssge"|mailx -a /tmp/my_report.txt -s "$subj_text_novar" "$emailadd"

done

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I have something for you using heirloom-mailx:

enviaremail() {

values=$(echo "$@" | tr -d 'n')

listargs=()

listargs+=($values)

heirloom-mailx $( attachment=""

for (( a = 5; a < ${#listargs[@]}; a++ )); do

attachment=$(echo "-a ${listargs[a]} ")

echo "${attachment}"

done) -v -s "${titulo}" 

-S smtp-use-starttls 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

-S smtp-auth=login 

-S smtp=smtp://$1 

-S from="${2}" 

-S smtp-auth-user=$3 

-S smtp-auth-password=$4 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

$5 < ${cuerpo}

}

function call:
enviaremail smtp.mailserver:port from_address authuser 'pass' destination list of attachments separated by space

In addition please remember to define externally the $titulo (subject) and $cuerpo (body) of the email prior to using the function.
You can put the function as a script (mailsend.sh) in the path and then just use it in your scripts with source or place it in your .bashrc file.

Best Regards

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

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I have something for you using heirloom-mailx:

enviaremail() {

values=$(echo "$@" | tr -d 'n')

listargs=()

listargs+=($values)

heirloom-mailx $( attachment=""

for (( a = 5; a < ${#listargs[@]}; a++ )); do

attachment=$(echo "-a ${listargs[a]} ")

echo "${attachment}"

done) -v -s "${titulo}" 

-S smtp-use-starttls 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

-S smtp-auth=login 

-S smtp=smtp://$1 

-S from="${2}" 

-S smtp-auth-user=$3 

-S smtp-auth-password=$4 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

$5 < ${cuerpo}

}

function call:
enviaremail smtp.mailserver:port from_address authuser 'pass' destination list of attachments separated by space

In addition please remember to define externally the $titulo (subject) and $cuerpo (body) of the email prior to using the function.
You can put the function as a script (mailsend.sh) in the path and then just use it in your scripts with source or place it in your .bashrc file.

Best Regards

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

Ivo YordanovIvo Yordanov

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add a comment | 

0

I have something for you using heirloom-mailx:

enviaremail() {

values=$(echo "$@" | tr -d 'n')

listargs=()

listargs+=($values)

heirloom-mailx $( attachment=""

for (( a = 5; a < ${#listargs[@]}; a++ )); do

attachment=$(echo "-a ${listargs[a]} ")

echo "${attachment}"

done) -v -s "${titulo}" 

-S smtp-use-starttls 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

-S smtp-auth=login 

-S smtp=smtp://$1 

-S from="${2}" 

-S smtp-auth-user=$3 

-S smtp-auth-password=$4 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

$5 < ${cuerpo}

}

function call:
enviaremail smtp.mailserver:port from_address authuser 'pass' destination list of attachments separated by space

In addition please remember to define externally the $titulo (subject) and $cuerpo (body) of the email prior to using the function.
You can put the function as a script (mailsend.sh) in the path and then just use it in your scripts with source or place it in your .bashrc file.

Best Regards

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

Ivo YordanovIvo Yordanov

2155 bronze badges

add a comment | 

I have something for you using heirloom-mailx:

enviaremail() {

values=$(echo "$@" | tr -d 'n')

listargs=()

listargs+=($values)

heirloom-mailx $( attachment=""

for (( a = 5; a < ${#listargs[@]}; a++ )); do

attachment=$(echo "-a ${listargs[a]} ")

echo "${attachment}"

done) -v -s "${titulo}" 

-S smtp-use-starttls 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

-S smtp-auth=login 

-S smtp=smtp://$1 

-S from="${2}" 

-S smtp-auth-user=$3 

-S smtp-auth-password=$4 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

$5 < ${cuerpo}

}

function call:
enviaremail smtp.mailserver:port from_address authuser 'pass' destination list of attachments separated by space

In addition please remember to define externally the $titulo (subject) and $cuerpo (body) of the email prior to using the function.
You can put the function as a script (mailsend.sh) in the path and then just use it in your scripts with source or place it in your .bashrc file.

Best Regards

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

Ivo YordanovIvo Yordanov

2155 bronze badges

enviaremail() {

values=$(echo "$@" | tr -d 'n')

listargs=()

listargs+=($values)

heirloom-mailx $( attachment=""

for (( a = 5; a < ${#listargs[@]}; a++ )); do

attachment=$(echo "-a ${listargs[a]} ")

echo "${attachment}"

done) -v -s "${titulo}" 

-S smtp-use-starttls 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

-S smtp-auth=login 

-S smtp=smtp://$1 

-S from="${2}" 

-S smtp-auth-user=$3 

-S smtp-auth-password=$4 

-S ssl-verify=ignore 

$5 < ${cuerpo}

}

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

Ivo YordanovIvo Yordanov

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:21

Ivo YordanovIvo Yordanov

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