$mailcmd()

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DESCRIPTION
    returns the current alert's mailcmd

SYNOPSIS
    $mailcmd()

ARGUMENTS
    none

EXAMPLES

Test

        timing          =piktnever
        mailcmd         "=mailx -a 'From: piktadmin' -s 'PIKT Alert on =pikthostname: Test' =pikt-test"
        lpcmd           "=lp =piktprinter"
        status          testing
        level           debug
        alarms          MailcmdTest

MailcmdTest

        init
                status active
                level info
                task "this is a test of \$mailcmd()"

        begin
                output $alert()
                output $alarm()
                output $mailcmd()

# /pikt/bin/pikt -T  +M "/bin/mailx -a 'From: piktadmin' -s 'PIKT Alert on hamburg: Test'
  berto\@acme.com" +L "/usr/bin/lp lp" +A Test
Test
MailcmdTest
/bin/mailx -a 'From: piktadmin' -s 'PIKT Alert on hamburg: Test' berto\@acme.com

        rule
                if $mailcmd() !~ "tom|dick|harry"
                        output mail "[some message]"
                else
                        output piktlog "[some message]"
                fi

SEE ALSO
    $alert()
    $alarm()
    $level()
    $status()
    $task()
    $lpcmd()

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