How to send HTML email using linux command line

Question

I need to send email with html format. I have only linux command line and command \"mail\".

Currently have used:

echo \"To: address@example.com\" >         


        

Answer 1

Command Line

Create a file named tmp.html with the following contents:

my bold message

Next, paste the following into the command line (parentheses and all):

(
  echo To: youremail@blah.com
  echo From: el@defiant.com
  echo "Content-Type: text/html; "
  echo Subject: a logfile
  echo
  cat tmp.html
) | sendmail -t

The mail will be dispatched including a bold message due to the element.

Shell Script

As a script, save the following as email.sh:

ARG_EMAIL_TO="recipient@domain.com"
ARG_EMAIL_FROM="Your Name "
ARG_EMAIL_SUBJECT="Subject Line"

(
  echo "To: ${ARG_EMAIL_TO}"
  echo "From: ${ARG_EMAIL_FROM}"
  echo "Subject: ${ARG_EMAIL_SUBJECT}"
  echo "Mime-Version: 1.0"
  echo "Content-Type: text/html; charset='utf-8'"
  echo
  cat contents.html
) | sendmail -t

Create a file named contents.html in the same directory as the email.sh script that resembles:

  
HTML Content

Run email.sh. When the email arrives, the HTML Content text will appear red.

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