# mailx > Send and receive mail. > More information: . - Send mail (the content should be typed after the command, and ended with ``): `mailx {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{to_addr}}` - Send mail with content passed from another command: `echo "{{content}}" | mailx {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{to_addr}}` - Send mail with content read from a file: `mailx {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{to_addr}} < {{content.txt}}` - Send mail to a recipient and CC to another address: `mailx {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{[-c|--cc]}} {{cc_addr}} {{to_addr}}` - Send mail specifying the sender address: `mailx {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{[-r|--from-address]}} {{from_addr}} {{to_addr}}` - Send mail with an attachment: `mailx {{[-a|--attach]}} {{path/to/file}} {{[-s|--subject]}} "{{subject}}" {{to_addr}}`