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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T06:27:29+00:00 2026-05-18T06:27:29+00:00

Wikipedia says that this should work: echo Some message | mail -s meeting today

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Wikipedia says that this should work:

echo "Some message" | mail -s "meeting today" somebody@example.com 

But I do not get any mails, instead an error message:

$ echo "world" | mail -s "hello, " -c lazer@gmail.com
You must specify direct recipients with -s, -c, or -b.
$

What is the correct way to use mail?

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    2026-05-18T06:27:30+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 6:27 am

    You are trying to send mail without specifying the To:, just who you are CC-ing it to.

    Do something like:

    echo "world" | mail -s "hello, " me@myself.com -c lazer@gmail.com
    

    To send it to yourself, but CC it to the person you wanted to CC it to (or just send it to them without the -c flag)

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