Crontab - To send mails

[mahendran79]

Newly learning to use unix at work, i am trying to configure the unix server to send mails to me when backups complete. Unsure how to do this, wondering if anyone can assist please.

The server is running tru64.

[falko]

How do you start the backup? Is the backup run by some script? If so, you could add the mail part ti that script.

[mahendran79]

The backup is run by a script that was already in place before i started, just do not know the command i should add to get a mail at the end of the script.

[falko]

Take a look at the mail command: man mail

[mahendran79]

Thank you falko, will test and will post if i am stuck.