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1FROM(1) BSD Reference Manual FROM(1)
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3N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
4 f\bfr\bro\bom\bm - print names of those who have sent mail
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6S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
7 f\bfr\bro\bom\bm [-\b-s\bs _\bs_\be_\bn_\bd_\be_\br] [-\b-f\bf _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be] [_\bu_\bs_\be_\br]
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9D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
10 F\bFr\bro\bom\bm prints out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
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12 Options:
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14 -\b-f\bf _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be The supplied file is examined instead of the invoker's mail-
15 box. If the -\b-f\bf option is used, the _\bu_\bs_\be_\br argument should not
16 be used.
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18 -\b-s\bs _\bs_\be_\bn_\bd_\be_\br Only mail from addresses containing the supplied string are
19 printed.
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21 If _\bu_\bs_\be_\br is given, the _\bu_\bs_\be_\br's mailbox, is examined instead of the invok-
22 er's own mailbox. (Priviledges are required.)
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24F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
25 /var/mail/*
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27S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
28 biff(1), mail(1)
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30H\bHI\bIS\bST\bTO\bOR\bRY\bY
31 The f\bfr\bro\bom\bm command appeared in 3.0BSD.
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