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Linux command line to test mail() function
February 11, 2014|Heath Schweitzer|1 min read|21 views|Last Updated May 28, 2026
Linux
Linux command to test mail() function:
echo "test email body." | mail -s "test email subject" [email protected]
Instructions:
- replace "test email body" with the body copy of your test email
- replace "test email subject" with the subject line for your test email
- replace [email protected] with the email address to send the test to
- optionally includ -c to CC another email address
- optionally include -b to BCC another email address
- For a longer email body message start with mail(), return, and Control+D as the escape sequence when finished
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