This shell script is designed to send daily emails containing CPU information to a specified user. It fetches the CPU details and sends them via email using the mail command.
- Linux environment
mailcommand configured for sending emails- You can refere this video for email configurations : https://youtu.be/bjkyUPZzYzk?si=o0rFvqsbSD0HAjuy
- Cron job set up for scheduling daily execution
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/maulik4107/CPU-Info-Sender.git cd cpu-info-emailer -
Configure the script:
Open the
CpuInfo.shscript and update the following variables:- uuencode CPUinfo.txt CPUinfo.txt | mail -s "Subject" -r
- (Optional) Adjust any other settings or customize the email content as needed.
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Schedule the script:
Use
crontab -eto open the cron table and add the following line to schedule the script to run daily at a specific time (e.g., 8:00 AM):0 8 * * * /path/to/CpuInfo.sh
Save and exit. You can refer this video for setting the timing in cron tab : https://youtu.be/wtLx8KqASEs?si=8Xgw1Lz7_xrlX7BV
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Save and run the script:
chmod +x CpuInfo.sh ./CpuInfo.sh
The email will contain information such as:
- Current CPU usage
- Number of CPU cores
- CPU temperature (if applicable)
Feel free to customize the script to include additional information or modify the email content based on your needs.
This script is licensed under the MIT License.