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Add this line to your /etc/crobtab file:<br />
* * * * 1 root /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@ddd &lt;&nbsp;/path/a.txt<br />
<br />
then reread cron file by executing<br />
kill -HUP `cat /var/run/cron.pid'<br />
<br />
and here we are ! Waiting for results<br />
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Add this line to your /etc/crobtab file:
* * * * 1 root /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@ddd < /path/a.txt

then reread cron file by executing
kill -HUP `cat /var/run/cron.pid'

and here we are ! Waiting for results



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The line below sends me a blank mail. It does not pick up the .txt file.<br />
* * * * 1 root /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@ddd &lt;&nbsp;/path/a.txt <br />
Also tried:<br />
* * * * 1 root /bin/cat/ textfile.txt | /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@bbb<br />
Still get a blank e-mail<br />
<br />
Help !! <br />

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The line below sends me a blank mail. It does not pick up the .txt file.
* * * * 1 root /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@ddd < /path/a.txt
Also tried:
* * * * 1 root /bin/cat/ textfile.txt | /usr/sbin/sendmail aaa@bbb,ccc@bbb
Still get a blank e-mail

Help !!


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Perhaps a scripts called mail.sh<br />
<br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
/bin/mail abc@def &lt;&nbsp;file.txt<br />
/bin/mail def@abc &lt;&nbsp;file.txt<br />
<br />
Although<br />
/bin/mail abc@.def def@abc &lt;&nbsp;file.txt <br />
should also works for the above. The cron file should look like <br />
<br />
* * * * 1 /usr/local/bin/mail.sh &gt;&nbsp;/dev/nulll 2&gt;&amp;1<br />

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Perhaps a scripts called mail.sh

#!/bin/sh
/bin/mail abc@def < file.txt
/bin/mail def@abc < file.txt

Although
/bin/mail abc@.def def@abc < file.txt
should also works for the above. The cron file should look like

* * * * 1 /usr/local/bin/mail.sh > /dev/nulll 2>&1


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I need to send e-mail via a cron job.<br />
Basically, I want to have the cron run every Monday, and e-mail a .txt file to a group of people.<br />
I run Linux 5.2 <br />
I've tries several crons but no luck.<br />
I could use some help...<br />
Thanks<br />
Pote 
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I need to send e-mail via a cron job.
Basically, I want to have the cron run every Monday, and e-mail a .txt file to a group of people.
I run Linux 5.2 
I've tries several crons but no luck.
I could use some help...
Thanks
Pote 

Cron to send e-mail

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