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How to use Mailx command in unix shell script, its throwing below error

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
let x=3
If  [ $x  -gt 2 ]  ; then
mailx  -s “ $x is greater than 2” example@gmail.com  << EOF
This is the message body
EOF
fi

its throwing error as syntax error at EOF
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i tried as below even then no luck

Code:

mailx  -s “ $x is greater than 2” example@gmail.com

Shell script is not executing anything......not throwing error
Can someone help me ?????

Throwing what syntax error?

error is EOF is unexpected

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Code:

error at the line "mailx  –s “ $x is greater than 2” example@gmail.com  << EOF

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Moderator's Comments:

Please use next time code tags for your code and data

In the example posted, the word "if" has a capital letter and it should not have a capital letter. Otherwise the script as posted is sound.

Just in case, let's check the script file for funny characters and extra spaces etc..
This sed is designed to make control characters visible. A normal end of line shows as a dollar sign:

Code:

sed -n l scriptname

It's staring me in the face.

This script has been edited with a Microsoft program such as Microsoft Word.
The quotes characters are “ and ” for example when they should be " and " .
A Microsoft format program code file will not work in unix or any other non-Microsoft Operating System without conversion or retyping.

My advice: Retype the script directly into a proper unix editor such as "vi" or a Linux editor such as "vim".

Not even Microsoft programming languages would let you use code that's been edited in a Microsoft editor They really do mangle it...

i am trying to attach a file (file.txt) with below command, but its throwing error

Code:

(cat message ; uuencode file.txt ) | mailx -s "status" "example@gmail.com"

Error:

Code:

./mail.ksh: line 8: uuencode: not found

please help me where i have gone wrong ???