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.TH BIFF 1 "18 July 1983"
biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
during the current terminal session.
enables notification; the command
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
to be executed at each login.
For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of