---
name: "sendemail"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sendemail"
version: "1.56-5.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sendEmail"
---

# sendemail(1)

Lightweight, command line SMTP email client

Part of [sendEmail(1)](/sendEmail/1.md).

## NAME

SendEmail - Lightweight, command line SMTP email client

## SYNOPSIS

**SendEmail -f ADDRESS \[options\]**

## OPTIONS

- **-f** ADDRESS

  from (sender) email address

-

  \* At least one recipient required via **-t**, **-cc**, or **-bcc** \* Message body required via **-m**, STDIN, or **-o** message-file=FILE

-

  Common:

- **-t** ADDRESS \[ADDR ...\]

  to email address(es)

- **-u** SUBJECT

  message subject

- **-m** MESSAGE

  message body

- **-s** SERVER\[:PORT\]

  smtp mail relay, default is localhost:25

- **-S** \[SENDMAIL\_PATH\]

  use local sendmail utility (default: /usr/bin/sendmail) instead of network MTA

-

  Optional:

- **-a**

  FILE \[FILE ...\]      file attachment(s)

- **-cc**

  ADDRESS \[ADDR ...\]   cc  email address(es)

- **-bcc** ADDRESS \[ADDR ...\]

  bcc email address(es)

-

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- **-xu** USERNAME

  authentication user (for SMTP authentication)

- **-xp** PASSWORD

  authentication password (for SMTP authentication)

- **-l**

  LOGFILE               log to the specified file

- **-v**

  verbosity, use multiple times for greater effect

- **-q**

  be quiet (no stdout output)

- **-o** NAME=VALUE

  see extended help topic "misc" for details

-

  Help:

- **--help** TOPIC

  The following extended help topics are available:

- addressing

  explain addressing and related options

- message

  explain message body input and related options

- misc

  explain **-xu**, **-xp**, and others

- networking

  explain **-s**, etc

- output

  explain logging and other output options

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<http://bugs.debian.org/sendemail\>

## AUTHOR

sendemail was written by Brandon Zehm \<caspian@dotconf.net\> .

This manual page was written by Brandon Zehm and improved by Alejandro Garrido Mota \<garridomota@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).