How to use the command line to efficiently process email attachments in Linux systems

In modern work, using email to send and receive attachments has become commonplace. However, for Linux system users, how to send and receive email attachments from the command line is a challenging task. This article will introduce how to use the command line to send and receive email attachments in a Linux system to make your work more efficient.

need

This article uses the Centos7 operating system.

Requires a functioning email system. This article will not cover how to configure the mail server.

Use mail command

Install mailx installation package

[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install mailx

The installation is complete, we can use the following to send emails with attachments:

[root@localhost ~]# echo "Message Body Here" | mail -s "Subject Here" user@example.com -a anaconda-ks.cfg 

-s: specifies the email subject. -a: Add attachment.
You can also save the message content in a file and then send it by mail:

[root@localhost ~]# mail -s "Subject here" -t user@example.com -A anaconda-ks.cfg 

Use mutt command

Install mutt installation package:

[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install mutt

The installation is complete, we can use the following to send emails with attachments:

[root@localhost ~]# echo "Message Body Here" | mutt -s "Subject Here" -a anaconda-ks.cfg user@example.com

-s: specifies the email subject. -a: Add attachment.

Summarize

Through the introduction of this article, we have learned how to use the command line to send and receive email attachments in the Linux system, and learned about common problems and solutions for email attachments. Using these techniques, we can process email attachments more efficiently and conveniently and improve work efficiency.

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