-c and -b options not working in mailx in ubuntu
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I was trying to send a mail from the shell script using the command
mailx -s "TEST MAIL" -c "user_name ..." user<message.txt
but it generates an error as unrecognized option -c ,the same happens if i
use -b as a option for blind copy, so what options do i need to use for cc and bcc here ???
shell-script ubuntu io-redirection mailx mail-command
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
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I was trying to send a mail from the shell script using the command
mailx -s "TEST MAIL" -c "user_name ..." user<message.txt
but it generates an error as unrecognized option -c ,the same happens if i
use -b as a option for blind copy, so what options do i need to use for cc and bcc here ???
shell-script ubuntu io-redirection mailx mail-command
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
– Jeff Schaller
Dec 17 at 15:08
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I was trying to send a mail from the shell script using the command
mailx -s "TEST MAIL" -c "user_name ..." user<message.txt
but it generates an error as unrecognized option -c ,the same happens if i
use -b as a option for blind copy, so what options do i need to use for cc and bcc here ???
shell-script ubuntu io-redirection mailx mail-command
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
I was trying to send a mail from the shell script using the command
mailx -s "TEST MAIL" -c "user_name ..." user<message.txt
but it generates an error as unrecognized option -c ,the same happens if i
use -b as a option for blind copy, so what options do i need to use for cc and bcc here ???
shell-script ubuntu io-redirection mailx mail-command
shell-script ubuntu io-redirection mailx mail-command
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
asked Dec 17 at 13:52
Noshiii
2717
2717
See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
– Jeff Schaller
Dec 17 at 15:08
add a comment |
See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
– Jeff Schaller
Dec 17 at 15:08
See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
– Jeff Schaller
Dec 17 at 15:08
See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
– Jeff Schaller
Dec 17 at 15:08
add a comment |
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Debian and Ubuntu have replaced Heirloom mailx with s-nail mailx. Both support the -b and -c options. But there are other mailx commands from other packages which do not.
I suspect that you, too, are unknowingly using the GNU Mailutils mailx or the NMH mailx. The latter re-spells the -c option as -cc but has no equivalent for -b. The former has no direct equivalents for either, requiring that headers be injected using a generic mechanism. (Note that, strictly speaking, -b and -c control envelope not headers, although the distinction between them is blurry at the level of mailx.)
Further reading
mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 14.04 manual pages.s-nail. User commands. s-nail. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. GNU mail utils. Debian manual pages.mailx. General Commands Manual. BSD mailx. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. NMH. Debian manual pages.- Difference between mail and mailx?
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469833/5132
answered Dec 17 at 15:33
JdeBP
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See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
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Debian and Ubuntu have replaced Heirloom mailx with s-nail mailx. Both support the -b and -c options. But there are other mailx commands from other packages which do not.
I suspect that you, too, are unknowingly using the GNU Mailutils mailx or the NMH mailx. The latter re-spells the -c option as -cc but has no equivalent for -b. The former has no direct equivalents for either, requiring that headers be injected using a generic mechanism. (Note that, strictly speaking, -b and -c control envelope not headers, although the distinction between them is blurry at the level of mailx.)
Further reading
mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 14.04 manual pages.s-nail. User commands. s-nail. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. GNU mail utils. Debian manual pages.mailx. General Commands Manual. BSD mailx. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. NMH. Debian manual pages.- Difference between mail and mailx?
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469833/5132
answered Dec 17 at 15:33
JdeBP
33.2k468156
See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
add a comment |
Debian and Ubuntu have replaced Heirloom mailx with s-nail mailx. Both support the -b and -c options. But there are other mailx commands from other packages which do not.
I suspect that you, too, are unknowingly using the GNU Mailutils mailx or the NMH mailx. The latter re-spells the -c option as -cc but has no equivalent for -b. The former has no direct equivalents for either, requiring that headers be injected using a generic mechanism. (Note that, strictly speaking, -b and -c control envelope not headers, although the distinction between them is blurry at the level of mailx.)
Further reading
mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 14.04 manual pages.s-nail. User commands. s-nail. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. GNU mail utils. Debian manual pages.mailx. General Commands Manual. BSD mailx. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. NMH. Debian manual pages.- Difference between mail and mailx?
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469833/5132
answered Dec 17 at 15:33
JdeBP
33.2k468156
See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
add a comment |
Debian and Ubuntu have replaced Heirloom mailx with s-nail mailx. Both support the -b and -c options. But there are other mailx commands from other packages which do not.
I suspect that you, too, are unknowingly using the GNU Mailutils mailx or the NMH mailx. The latter re-spells the -c option as -cc but has no equivalent for -b. The former has no direct equivalents for either, requiring that headers be injected using a generic mechanism. (Note that, strictly speaking, -b and -c control envelope not headers, although the distinction between them is blurry at the level of mailx.)
Further reading
mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 14.04 manual pages.s-nail. User commands. s-nail. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. GNU mail utils. Debian manual pages.mailx. General Commands Manual. BSD mailx. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. NMH. Debian manual pages.- Difference between mail and mailx?
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469833/5132
answered Dec 17 at 15:33
JdeBP
33.2k468156
Debian and Ubuntu have replaced Heirloom mailx with s-nail mailx. Both support the -b and -c options. But there are other mailx commands from other packages which do not.
I suspect that you, too, are unknowingly using the GNU Mailutils mailx or the NMH mailx. The latter re-spells the -c option as -cc but has no equivalent for -b. The former has no direct equivalents for either, requiring that headers be injected using a generic mechanism. (Note that, strictly speaking, -b and -c control envelope not headers, although the distinction between them is blurry at the level of mailx.)
Further reading
mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 16.04 manual pages.mailx. Ubuntu 14.04 manual pages.s-nail. User commands. s-nail. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. GNU mail utils. Debian manual pages.mailx. General Commands Manual. BSD mailx. Debian manual pages.mailx. User commands. NMH. Debian manual pages.- Difference between mail and mailx?
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469833/5132
answered Dec 17 at 15:33
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answered Dec 17 at 15:33
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answered Dec 17 at 15:33
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answered Dec 17 at 15:33
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See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
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See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
See the thing is none of the mail service was pre installed on ubuntu,I explicitly installed gnu mailutils ,so what you suggest in my case ????
– Noshiii
Dec 17 at 15:45
add a comment |
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See unix.stackexchange.com/a/445229/117549 and unix.stackexchange.com/a/285415/117549; one of those may work
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