Sending a mail from shell scripting [duplicate]

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I write a script for scheduling backup process .In that script i want to trigger a mail to the corresponding user and admin user as " Backup completed successfully for the $username at $date $time.what can i do .then which packages i need to install ...? please help me...!

#!/bin/bash

echo "---welcome to File Backup process---" 

whoami

#echo "--Please enter your public Key name--"
#read username

username=$(whoami)

echo "username:$username"

rsync -avz --delete --exclude=".bash_history" --exclude=".bash_logout" --exclude=".bashrc" --exclude=".cache*" --exclude=".profile" --exclude=".ssh*" /home/$username/ $username@server:/home/$username/

echo "--Backup completed--"

Have a look at man mail.

Eduard Itrich
– Eduard Itrich

2017-09-02 05:59:19 +00:00
Commented Sep 2, 2017 at 5:59 — Eduard Itrich
– Eduard Itrich, Commented Sep 2, 2017 at 5:59

Mohsun · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-02 06:27:12Z

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. You can use mailx and mail with attachmet file.

echo 'Content' | mail -aFrom:[email protected] -s 'Subject' -A attachment [email protected]

(echo 'Content';uuencode filename file-attachment-path) | mailx -s subject [email protected]

answered Sep 2, 2017 at 6:27

Mohsun

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