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xdg-email(1)


NAME

   xdg-email - command line tool for sending mail using the user's
   preferred e-mail composer

SYNOPSIS

   xdg-email [--utf8] [--cc address] [--bcc address] [--subject text]
             [--body text] [--attach file] [mailto-uri | address(es)]

   xdg-email {--help | --manual | --version}

DESCRIPTION

   xdg-email opens the user's preferred e-mail composer in order to send a
   mail to address(es) or mailto-uri. RFC2368 defines mailto: URIs.
   xdg-email limits support to, cc, subject and body fields in mailto-uri,
   all other fields are silently ignored.  address(es) must follow the
   syntax of RFC822. Multiple addresses may be provided as separate
   arguments.

   All information provided on the command line is used to prefill
   corresponding fields in the user's e-mail composer. The user will have
   the opportunity to change any of this information before actually
   sending the e-mail.

   xdg-email is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not
   recommended to use xdg-email as root.

OPTIONS

   --utf8
       Indicates that all command line options that follow are in utf8.
       Without this option, command line options are expected to be
       encoded according to locale. If the locale already specifies utf8
       this option has no effect. This option does not affect mailto URIs
       that are passed on the command line.

   --cc address
       Specify a recipient to be copied on the e-mail.

   --bcc address
       Specify a recipient to be blindly copied on the e-mail.

   --subject text
       Specify a subject for the e-mail.

   --body text
       Specify a body for the e-mail. Since the user will be able to make
       changes before actually sending the e-mail, this can be used to
       provide the user with a template for the e-mail.  text may contain
       linebreaks.

   --attach file
       Specify an attachment for the e-mail.  file must point to an
       existing file.

       Some e-mail applications require the file to remain present after
       xdg-email returns.

   --help
       Show command synopsis.

   --manual
       Show this manual page.

   --version
       Show the xdg-utils version information.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

   xdg-email honours the following environment variables:

   XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL
       Setting this environment variable to a non-zero numerical value
       makes xdg-email do more verbose reporting on stderr. Setting a
       higher value increases the verbosity.

EXIT CODES

   An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code
   indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:

   1
       Error in command line syntax.

   2
       One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.

   3
       A required tool could not be found.

   4
       The action failed.

   5
       No permission to read one of the files passed on the command line.

SEE ALSO

   xdg-open(1), xdg-mime(1), MIME applications associations
   specification[1], RFC 6068 - The 'mailto' URI Scheme[2]

EXAMPLES

       xdg-email 'Jeremy White <jwhite@example.com>'

       xdg-email --attach /tmp/logo.png \
                 --subject 'Logo contest' \
                 --body 'Attached you find the logo for the contest.' \
                 'jwhite@example.com'

       xdg-email --subject 'Your password is about to expire' \
                 'jwhite@example.com' 'bastian@example.com' 'whipple@example.com'

AUTHORS

   Kevin Krammer
       Author.

   Jeremy White
       Author.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2006

NOTES

    1. MIME applications associations specification
       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/

    2. RFC 6068 - The 'mailto' URI Scheme
       https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6068



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