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Old 01-19-2017
Separating output after final character
I'm trying to write a script that will email the contents of my Application folder to me.

Code:
cd /Applications
ListApps=$(ls)
echo $ListApps | mail -s "Application Check" myself@myemail.com

This sends it in a paragraphed block i.e:
Code:
Adobe Acrobat Reader.app App Store.app Atom.app
Calculator.app Calendar.app

Is it possible to look for the final character for each string and put it onto a new line? i.e.
Code:
Adobe Acrobat Reader.app
App Store.app
Atom.app

I'd like to avoid specifically targeting the .app because I have a couple of directories in my Applications directory.
# 2  
Old 01-19-2017
You can tell the ls command to display one file per line.
Code:
cd /Applications
ListApps=$(ls -1)
echo "$ListApps" | mail -s "Application Check" myself@myemail.com

This User Gave Thanks to cero For This Post:
$shell_Learner
# 3  
Old 01-19-2017
That's worked, thankyou so much!
# 4  
Old 01-19-2017
Hello $shell_Learner,

cero's solution is correct you could use " to have the special meaning of new line saved while echoing that variable, you could directly try following and without saving the values of ls command as follows too.
Code:
ls /Applications | mail -s "Application Check" your_email_id
OR
ls -l /Applications | mail -s "Application Check" your_email_id

Thanks,
R. Singh
Last edited by RavinderSingh13; 01-19-2017 at 08:00 AM.. Reason: Adding ls -l solution too successfully now.
# 5  
Old 01-19-2017
If you would prefer the contents emailed as an attachment rather than within the body of the message :-

Code:
ls -l > dirlist
echo "Please find the attached directory listing" | mailx -s "direcory" -a dirlist firstname.surname@domain.co.uk

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