MODEM=/dev/ttyUSB0 NUMBER=$1 shift 1 TEXT="$*" echo -e -n "AT+CMGF=1 \015" > $MODEM echo -e -n "AT+CMGS=\"$NUMBER\" \015" > $MODEM echo -e -n "$TEXT \015" | cut -c1-150 | tr -d '\n' > $MODEM echo -e -n "\032" > $MODEM echo To: $NUMBER echo Text: $TEXT echo SMS sent.