root@x:/etc/syslog-ng$ cat syslogemail.sh #!/bin/bash -x #blah="ia" while read line; do var=$(echo $line | cut -d' ' -f4) #printf "blah: %s, var: %s\n" "$blah" "$var" >> /tmp/mylog echo $line | /usr/bin/mailx -s "log notification $var" blah@test.com #printf "line after mailx: %s, var: %s\n" "$line" "$var" >> /tmp/mylog1 done quinn@ahnf1001:/etc/syslog-ng$