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Old 01-16-2006
Data Email files with files - wild character
Dear friends:

I have these data files:

fileaa
fileab
fileac
filead

I want to email these file to someone. How can I email EACH SINGLE FILE with a wild card character?

mail john@mail.com<fileaa
mail john@mail.com<fileab
...............................ac
...............................ad

Please advise

Many Thanks!
# 2  
Old 01-16-2006
Data
I do:

mailx email@email.com<fileaa
mailx email@email.com<fileab
mailx email@email.com<fileac
mailx email@email.com<filead

How can write it in one line command that will do the 4 command above?

Than you much!
# 3  
Old 01-16-2006
cat file[a-z][a-z] | mailx -s "Test message" email@email.com
# 4  
Old 01-16-2006
Data
Dear friend:

I tried the command. It's only show me the subject line. No file was attached!!

I have x number of file in a folder and they are needed to be emailed out with attachment command mailx. How can I code it in 1 line:

filex
filey
filez

mailx email@mail.com<filex
mailx email@mail.com<filey
mailx email@mail.com<filez

mailx email@mail.com<[file**]???

please advise!
# 5  
Old 01-16-2006
Here is one syntax you can try...
Code:
(   echo "Your message goes here"
    for file in /path/to/file*
    do
        uuencode $file $(basename $file)
    done
) | mailx -s "Your Subject" email@mail.com

 
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