On Sun, Aug 01, 2010 at 10:52:01PM -0500, David Champion wrote:
> * On 01 Aug 2010, Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> > >>
> > >>k...@post:~$ mutt -s test k...@validaddress.de<body.txt
> > >>Error sending message, child exited 1 ().
> > >>Segmentation fault
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >This should work. Maybe you could try to upgrade mutt to the most recent
> > >version 1.5.20?
> > >
> > I tried it on another machine (ubuntu) and there it says
> >
> > k...@accms33:~$ mutt -s test -a Bild.jpg m...@some.org <body.txt
> > Keine Empf?nger angegeben.
>
> Syntax has been changed: -a indicates a *list* of attachment files
> ending with "--". I don't recall which version was first to boast this
> new syntax, but it's the problem you're seeing right now even if it's
> not related to the problem you saw earlier.
>
> Try:
>
> mutt -s test -a Bild.jpg -- m...@some.org <body.txt
Yep, I struggled with this change recently. It would be nice if mutt's
help output for -a was updated with this important usage tidbit. Here's
what it looks like now:
Mutt 1.5.20 (2010-04-22)
usage: mutt [<options>] [-z] [-f <file> | -yZ]
mutt [<options>] [-x] [-Hi <file>] [-s <subj>] [-bc <addr>] [-a <file>
[...] --] <addr> [...]
mutt [<options>] [-x] [-s <subj>] [-bc <addr>] [-a <file> [...] --]
<addr> [...] < message
mutt [<options>] -p
mutt [<options>] -A <alias> [...]
mutt [<options>] -Q <query> [...]
mutt [<options>] -D
mutt -v[v]
options:
-A <alias> expand the given alias
-a <file> attach a file to the message
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This should be:
-a <file> attach one or more files to the message, must be terminated
with " --"
BTW, I do notice now that the terse usage does indicate -- termination
but I didn't look at that closely initially.
--
Will Fiveash
