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| 32 | .\" @(#)biff.1 6.5 (Berkeley) 3/14/91 | |
| 33 | .\" | |
| 34 | .Dd March 14, 1991 | |
| 35 | .Dt BIFF 1 | |
| 36 | .Os BSD 4 | |
| 37 | .Sh NAME | |
| 38 | .Nm biff | |
| 39 | .Nd "be notified if mail arrives and who it is from" | |
| 40 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 41 | .Nm biff | |
| 42 | .Op Cm ny | |
| 43 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 44 | .Nm Biff | |
| 45 | informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives | |
| 46 | during the current terminal session. | |
| 47 | .Pp | |
| 48 | Options supported by | |
| 49 | .Nm biff : | |
| 50 | .Bl -tag -width 4n | |
| 51 | .It Cm n | |
| 52 | Disables notification. | |
| 53 | .It Cm y | |
| 54 | Enables notification. | |
| 55 | .El | |
| 56 | .Pp | |
| 57 | When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of | |
| 58 | the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives. | |
| 59 | A | |
| 60 | .Dq Li biff y | |
| 61 | command is often included in the file | |
| 62 | .Pa \&.login | |
| 63 | or | |
| 64 | .Pa \&.profile | |
| 65 | to be executed at each login. | |
| 66 | .Pp | |
| 67 | .Nm Biff | |
| 68 | operates asynchronously. | |
| 69 | For synchronous notification use the | |
| 70 | .Ar MAIL | |
| 71 | variable of | |
| 72 | .Xr sh 1 | |
| 73 | or the | |
| 74 | .Ar mail | |
| 75 | variable of | |
| 76 | .Xr csh 1 . | |
| 77 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
| 78 | .Xr csh 1 , | |
| 79 | .Xr mail 1 , | |
| 80 | .Xr sh 1 , | |
| 81 | .Xr comsat 8 | |
| 82 | .Sh HISTORY | |
| 83 | The | |
| 84 | .Nm | |
| 85 | command appeared in | |
| 86 | .Bx 4.0 . |