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NAME
from
 - print names of those who have sent mail
 
SYNOPSIS
[-
c
]
[-
f file
]
[-
s sender
]
[
user
]
 
DESCRIPTION
The
utility prints
out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
The following options are available:
- -c
- 
Just print a count of messages and exit.
- -f file
- 
The supplied
file
is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
If the
-f
option is used, the
user
argument should not be used.
Read from standard input if file name
``-
''
is given.
- -s sender
- 
Only mail from addresses containing
the
supplied string are printed.
If
user
is given, the
user 's
mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
(Privileges are required.)
 
ENVIRONMENT
- MAIL
- 
If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.
Otherwise, the default in
/var/mail
is used.
 
FILES
- /var/mail/*
- 
 
SEE ALSO
biff(1),
mail(1)
 
HISTORY
The
command appeared in
BSD 3.0