Unix-Shell Scripting

Question

I have a sample file in the below format

Name Description Value
ram ABC 0
sri DEF 0
arjun DEF 5

If the 3rd column $3 contains a value other than 0, need to generate an email.

I can pick the contents of column 3 using awk '{print $3}' file_name.

Need someone to help me beyond this.

Welcome to Stack Overflow. Please read the FAQ soon. What does the email need to contain? Who should it be sent to? Which mail sending agent are you planning to use? How would you test that the value in $3 is not zero in awk? — Jonathan Leffler
– Jonathan Leffler, Commented Jun 26, 2013 at 6:50

Vijay · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-26 06:53:13Z

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awk '$3!=0{system("mail -s "Subject" [email protected]");}' your_file

answered Jun 26, 2013 at 6:53

Vijay

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