# sendmail > Send email. > More information: . - Send a message with the content of `message.txt` to the mail directory of local user `username`: `sendmail < {{message.txt}} {{username}}` - Send an email from `sender@example.com` (assuming the mail server is configured for this) to `receiver@example.com` containing the message in `message.txt`: `sendmail < message.txt -f sender@example.com receiver@example.com` - Send an email from `sender@example.com` (assuming the mail server is configured for this) to `receiver@example.com` containing the file `file.zip`: `sendmail < file.zip -f sender@example.com receiver@example.com`