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+#!/bin/bash
+# mail_error -o file -m email_address command
+# Runs command and redirects all output to file
+# If command rc != 0, sends file to email_address
+
+function die { echo $1 ; exit 1; }
+
+while getopts "o:m:" c; do
+        case $c in
+                o) output_file=$OPTARG;;
+                m) email=$OPTARG;;
+                \*) echo "oops";;
+        esac
+done
+shift $(($OPTIND-1))
+echo "output_file=$output_file email=$email"
+
+[[ -z $1 ]] && die "Must specify command"
+
+if ! "$@" > $output_file 2>&1 ; then
+        mail -s "mail_error fail: $@" $email < $output_file
+fi