help writing a wrapper script with input, and mail help

[ryzol]

I am trying to write a script that runs a program and provides email notification when the program is complete. I think the best way to do that is to write a wrapper script that takes input, calls the program, and then sends an email.

A rough prototype of this is:

#!/bin/bash
read arguments
/usr/bin/program $arguments
/usr/bin/mail -s "Program Completed" "mailaddress" < message

There are two problems with this. You run the scrip, it drops down a line and then you enter your arguments. So currently it does:

./script
-tvs

How can I get the arguments on the same line as the script? I want it to work like a typical program:

./script -tvs

Second, when I try to run /usr/bin/mail I get the following error:

Can't send mail: sendmail process failed with error code 255

I googled for that error code, but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance.

[bokica]

Hello,

for first problem, remove line with read and in replace $argument in line where you run program with $@.

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/program $@
/usr/bin/mail -s "Program Completed" "mailaddress" < message

$@ => all arguments of program
also:
$1 => 1st argument of program
.
.
$9 => 9th argument of program
$# => number of arguments