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.\"	@(#)biff.1	6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH BIFF 1 ""
.UC 4
.SH NAME
biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B biff
[
.B yn
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Biff
informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
during the current terminal session.
The command
.IP
.B "biff y"
.LP
enables notification; the command
.IP
.B "biff n"
.LP
disables it.
When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file
.I \&.login
or
.I \&.profile
to be executed at each login.
.PP
.I Biff
operates asynchronously.
For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of
.IR sh (1)
or the
.I mail
variable of
.IR csh (1).
.SH SEE ALSO
csh(1),
sh(1),
mail(1),
comsat(8C)
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70663157	18	.TH BIFF 1 ""
db10c785 KM	19	.UC 4
	20	.SH NAME
	21	biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
	22	.SH SYNOPSIS
	23	.B biff
	24	[
	25	.B yn
	26	]
	27	.SH DESCRIPTION
	28	.I Biff
	29	informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
	30	during the current terminal session.
	31	The command
	32	.IP
	33	.B "biff y"
	34	.LP
	35	enables notification; the command
	36	.IP
	37	.B "biff n"
	38	.LP
	39	disables it.
	40	When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
	41	the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
	42	A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file
	43	.I \&.login
	44	or
	45	.I \&.profile
	46	to be executed at each login.
	47	.PP
	48	.I Biff
	49	operates asynchronously.
	50	For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of
	51	.IR sh (1)
	52	or the
	53	.I mail
	54	variable of
	55	.IR csh (1).
	56	.SH SEE ALSO
2e239586 KM	57	csh(1),
	58	sh(1),
	59	mail(1),
	60	comsat(8C)