Script to attach file to mail

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hello,

I have a .dat file containing one line. I need a script to read that line and make it part of the body and send a mail... Let's say the line is $line. I need the script to send a mail with the body "The last disposal feed is $line".

Thanks

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This is a sample of how I do it:

 \"The last disposal feed is $line"| $ux2dos | \mailx -s \
   "$HOST: Aaaarghh  NO MILK !!" \
   me@my.mail..
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Or alternatively:

echo "The last disposal feed is `cat "${file_containing_the_line.dat}`" | mailx -s "The subject of this email was not mentioned" the_email_address@domain.com

Ps. For futuire posts please mention your Operating System, your Email service and what Shell you are using.

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Thanks methyl, but it's not working. The error is <<unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'>>

Edit: bash and mailx

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My mistake. Extra quote.

echo "The last disposal feed is `cat ${file_containing_the_line.dat}`" | mailx -s "The subject of this email was not mentioned" the_email_address@domain.com