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How to change sender email address in mail -s command

Just having trouble trying to figure out what the option is.

When I do

mail -s "Subject" someuser@example.com

I can't seem to specify "from" or "sender" option as I need it for my task. I tried using --f or -f though it didn't work.

Can someone please tell me what other option should do the above?

Cheers everyone,
Andy

---------- Post updated at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:08 PM ----------

Ok I managed to get it working by using following -

Code:

mail -s "subject" mail1@server.com -- -r "from@fromserver.com"

Thanks everyone,
Andy

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from(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   from(1)

NAME

       from - Shows whom mail messages are from

SYNOPSIS

       from [-s sender] [user]

       The from command prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file.

OPTIONS

       Prints headers for mail sent by sender.	Specifies a mail spool directory.

	      Use this flag if you want to examine a mailbox in a directory other than /usr/spool/mail, which is the system default.

DESCRIPTION

       If user is specified, then user's mailbox is examined instead of your own.

EXAMPLES

       To display the message headings in your mailbox, enter: from

	      The  names  of  the  senders and the message dates are displayed.  To display the message headings for mail sent by a specific user,
	      enter: from -s dale

	      Displays only the message headings of the messages sent from user dale.  To display the message headings in a specific user's  mail-
	      box, enter: from dawn

	      The message headings from user dawn's mailbox are displayed, provided you have read permission for dawn's mailbox.

FILES

       User mailbox files.

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  biff(1), mail(1), mailx(1)

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