Install Bash Mail Command on CentOS 6 / RHEL / Fedora

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How to install the bash mail command on CentOS, RHEL or Fedora, this is handy for sending mail from the command line :-

$ cat /some/file | mail youraddress@yourdomain.com

If you don’t have the mail command installed you will get the following error:

$ -bash: mail: command not found 

To install the bash mail program on CentOS, RHEL or Fedora type the following:

$  yum install mailx

Note on RHEL system you will require a Redhat Network (RHN) Self-Support contract to apply updates via YUM.

That's All and now Enjoy the Bash Mail Command on your CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Desktops!!!

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