How can i send an email on cp (copy) or rm (remove) command in linux

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I want to send an email when someone runs specific command on linux like cp (copy) or rm(remove) command.Can anybody tell me how it is possible ?

Yes i am trying to achieve this. if you have any idea how i can do give me an idea then i will do — Mian Anjum, Mar 09 '16 at 13:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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For example you can add in your ~/.bashrc :

alias rm='my_script.sh'

where my_script.sh is a script which can send an email.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Mar 09 '16 at 14:30

Pierre

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