mail: command not found in Linux & Working with 'mail' command ~ ServerKaKa

In Linux mail command is used for sending mail from your Linux server/machine.

Install 'mail' command

For CentOS/Redhat

 yum install mailx

For Ubuntu/Debian

 sudo apt-get install mailutils

For Fedora

 dnf install mailx

Sending Mail

1. Send Full Mail using the following command:

 mail -s "Hello World" it.subhashpatel@gmail.com

OR you can also send mail to multiple recipients:

 mail -s "Hello World" it.subhashpatel@gmail.com,it.subhashpatel@yahoo.com

it asks for cc: and mail body

 # mail -s "Hello World" it.subhashpatel@gmail.com  
 Cc: it.subhashpatel@yahoo.com  
 Hi Subhash  
 How are you  
 This is Test Mail  
 <Ctrl+D>

Press Ctrl+D for send mail

2. Mail in a Single Line

 mail -s "subject" it.subhashpatel@gmail.com <<< 'mail body'

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