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Old 02-04-2010
Question uuencode
Ello
I am having trouble getting uuencode to work.

This is the command I am using.
Code:
gzip -c /directory/path/file.txt | uuencode /directory/path/file.txt.gz | \
   /usr/bin/mailx -s"file -$(date)" email@email.com < /directory/path/file.txt.gz

However when I receive the email there is no attachment just the random characters.

This will be my first time using uuencode.

Thanks
Demi
Last edited by Scott; 02-04-2010 at 05:30 PM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 02-04-2010
I didn't test this, as I didn't set up sendmail, etc...

Code:
gzip -c /directory/path/file.txt | uuencode file.txt.gz |  \
   /usr/bin/mailx -s"file -$(date)" email@email.com

# 3  
Old 02-04-2010
Thanks for the quick reply. When I use this command structure I receive command not found.
# 4  
Old 02-04-2010
Which command, does it say?

I split your command over two lines using \ because it got rid of the scroll bar!

Code:
gzip -c /directory/path/file.txt | uuencode file.txt.gz | /usr/bin/mailx -s"file -$(date)" email@email.com

# 5  
Old 02-04-2010
The output is this:
-bash: /usr/bin/mailx: No such file or directory
# 6  
Old 02-04-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by demention
The output is this:
-bash: /usr/bin/mailx: No such file or directory
Hmm. I'm curious to know why that happens if your original command worked (albeit without the attachment).

And if you type

Code:
/usr/bin/mailx

at the prompt?
 
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