Tim here. Yep, assuming you use mail(1) to read your mail and have it configured to send mail for you, you should be able create a template and send mail by creating a shell-script like $ cat send_thanks.sh #!/bin/sh EMAIL="$1" SUBJECT="$2" NAME="$3" GIFT="$4" mail -s "$SUBJECT" "$EMAIL" <<EOF Dear, $NAME, Thank you for the $GIFT you gave us. Sincerely, Karen EOF With this, you can invoke it with $ ./send_thanks.sh donor@xxxxxxxxxxx "We love the bucket of cash" "John & Mary Donorston" "big bucket of cash" and it will send an email to "donor@xxxxxxxxxxx" with a subject of "We love the bucket of cash", and the body of the email will read Dear, John & Mary Donorston, Thank you for the big bucket of cash you gave us. Sincerely, Karen Here's hoping it helps, -tim On 2023-10-16 15:15, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Is this program a part of the standard Linux shell therefore likely to be a > part of Shellworld using Ubuntu? > Kare > > > > On Mon, 16 Oct 2023, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > >Have you considered using a here document in a shell script, with > >variables that can be supplied for those parts of the text that change? > > > >https://www.baeldung.com/linux/heredoc-herestring > > > >On 16/10/23 14:45, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> Let me begin by stating that my access to Linux is a shell service, > >> specifically shellworld.net > >> > >> what I am seeking is a tool likely to be included that lets me create a > >> file I will then use as a gift acknowledgment letter sent via email. > >> What I mean is this. > >> I have the name and email of a contributor.?? I create the body, but wish > >> to change slight details, their name, the amount their email etc. > >> Is there a tool in command line Linux that will provide this sort of > >> solution? > >> thanks, > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list mailing list > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list