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# 1  
Old 10-18-2012
Mail utility not displaying escape sequences
Hello! I created a file that displays text underlined. However when I pass the file into the mail utility it doesnt display the underline.

Here is the code:

echo "\n\033[4mUsername Timestamp Terminal\033[0m" > test_underline.txt

cat test_underline.txt

mail -s "testing of underline" <email_address> < test_underline.txt

Any ideas?

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 10-18-2012
I don't think this will work, you can use html instead:-

Code:
echo "<html><body><u>Username Timestamp Terminal</u></body></html>" > test_underline.html

Code:
cat test_underline.html | mailx -m -s "testing of underline 
Content-Type: text/html" <email_address>

# 3  
Old 10-18-2012
I have never done HTML before. Do I use the exact synatx?

cat test_underline.html
<html><body><u>Username Timestamp Terminal</u></body></html>
# 4  
Old 10-18-2012
Yes, please try the syntax which I provided.

HTML <u> tag is used to define underlined text.
# 5  
Old 10-18-2012
Here is the echo command verbatim.

/scripts : echo "<html><body><u>Username </u></body></html>"
<html><body><u>Username </u></body></html>
# 6  
Old 10-18-2012
So have you received the email with underlined text?
# 7  
Old 10-18-2012
Nope - this is what is displayed as my mail message.

<html><body><u>Username Timestamp Terminal</u></body></html>


I am using mail not mailx.
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