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# 1  
Old 11-03-2016
Wrench Cat command does not respect new line
Here's my script

Code:
echo "1" >>hello.txt
echo "2" >>hello.txt
echo "3" >>hello.txt
mailx -s "Check Status" #myteam@mycomp.com<hello.txt

In Outlook I see EMail body as
Quote:
123
when I want it to be
Quote:
1
2
3
can you please suggest ?
# 2  
Old 11-03-2016
What is the arrangement of this text file when you view it on the UNIX system?

Outlook is infamous for ignoring all formatting and arranging text as it pleases. Sometimes it takes <pre> </pre> tags wrapped around text to force it to do otherwise.
# 3  
Old 11-03-2016
Code:
cat -ev hello.txt

1$
2$
3$

So, the text file is good. Each entry is on a new line.

Any suggestion ?
# 4  
Old 11-03-2016
The thread title is VERY misleading - cat WILL act correctly on newline chars!
PLEASE make sure the thread title does reflect the problem in your future posts.
# 5  
Old 11-03-2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
The thread title is VERY misleading - cat WILL act correctly on newline chars!
PLEASE make sure the thread title does reflect the problem in your future posts.
Exactly, I realized this just as I posted the query.

But, noway to correct that.

I was thinking cat hello.txt | maix -s "Alert" ........ would help... but it does not and that's where that cat shows in the title.

Please correct it if you feel like.
# 6  
Old 11-03-2016
As you are talking of outlook - which is not UNIX...
I would try
Code:
cat hello.txt| $ux2dos |\mailx -s "Alert" ......

$ux2dos is path and correct name of the utility as you have not mentioned your OS...
Last edited by vbe; 11-03-2016 at 01:04 PM.. Reason: Sorry for typos - its a badsight day for me...
# 7  
Old 11-03-2016
Tools
Quote:
Originally Posted by vbe
As you are talking of outlook - which is not UNIX...
I would try
Code:
cat hello.txt| $ux2dos |\mailx -s "Alert" ......

$ux2dos is path and correct name of the utility as you have not mentioned your OS...

I tried this but it still fails...

Code:
cat hello.txt | $dos2unix |\mailx -s "Alert" myemail@mycomp.com
                   
 Null message body; hope that's ok

My system details:

Code:
uname -a
Linux mymac 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Aug 17 03:02:37 EDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Please suggest.
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