Mac osx: Send files via email using Mail.app from the terminal

compose_apple_mail.sh

#!/bin/bash

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# usage: ./compose_apple_mail.sh 'address' 'Subject' path_to_file #
# no arguments are compulsory                                     #
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echo "tell application \"Mail\"
    activate

    set MyEmail to make new outgoing message with properties {visible:true, subject:\"$2\", content:\"I am emailing you the following file: $3 \n\n \"}
    tell MyEmail
        make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:\"$1\"}
        make new attachment with properties {file name:((\"$3\" as POSIX file) as alias)}
    end tell
end tell
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