mail-exec

A command utility that runs your job and sends email to you when it's done.

Install Guide

1. Install ssmtp to send email:

   sudo apt-get install ssmtp
   

2. Configure ssmtp at /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf:

   root=username@gmail.com
   mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
   rewriteDomain=gmail.com
   AuthUser=username
   AuthPass=password
   FromLineOverride=YES
   UseTLS=YES
   

   For other email service like qq or 163, the comfiguration is similar.

3. Clone this reposity and cd in:

   git clone https://github.com/EastonWang/mail-exec.git
   cd mail_exec
   

4. Install mail-exec:

   sudo install -m 755 mail-exec /usr/bin/mail-exec
   

5. Configure mail-exec.rc file, otherwise mail-exec will ask you about send_from email and send_to email every time you execute it.

   copy mail-exec.rc.example ~/.mail-exec.rc
   

   or

   copy mail-exec.rc.example etc/mail-exec.rc
   

   Note: Change the the settings in .rc file. The send_from email address must be same as your authorization email address configured at /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

Usage

• Now you can execute your command with mail-exec as prefix:

   mail-exec python3 test.py
  

• You can also run your command on backgroud with nohub :

   nohub mail-exec python3 test.py > nohub.out &
  

• You will receive a success email if your program is done successfully:

• Of course, you will get a fail email with error message like this if your program fails:

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Have fun and welcome pr!