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1.14    ! jmc         1: .\"    $OpenBSD: biff.1,v 1.13 2003/06/03 02:56:06 millert Exp $
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                     33: .Dd June 6, 1993
                     34: .Dt BIFF 1
1.5       aaron      35: .Os
1.1       deraadt    36: .Sh NAME
                     37: .Nm biff
                     38: .Nd "be notified if mail arrives and who it is from"
                     39: .Sh SYNOPSIS
                     40: .Nm biff
1.14    ! jmc        41: .Op Cm n | y
1.1       deraadt    42: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.6       aaron      43: .Nm
1.1       deraadt    44: informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
                     45: during the current terminal session.
                     46: .Pp
1.8       aaron      47: The options are as follows:
1.11      aaron      48: .Bl -tag -width Ds
1.7       aaron      49: .It Cm n
1.1       deraadt    50: Disables notification.
1.7       aaron      51: .It Cm y
1.1       deraadt    52: Enables notification.
                     53: .El
                     54: .Pp
                     55: When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
                     56: the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
                     57: A
                     58: .Dq Li biff y
                     59: command is often included in the file
                     60: .Pa \&.login
                     61: or
                     62: .Pa \&.profile
                     63: to be executed at each login.
                     64: .Pp
1.6       aaron      65: .Nm
1.1       deraadt    66: operates asynchronously.
                     67: For synchronous notification use the
1.4       aaron      68: .Ev MAIL
1.1       deraadt    69: variable of
                     70: .Xr sh 1
                     71: or the
1.4       aaron      72: .Ev mail
1.1       deraadt    73: variable of
                     74: .Xr csh 1 .
                     75: .Sh SEE ALSO
                     76: .Xr csh 1 ,
                     77: .Xr mail 1 ,
                     78: .Xr sh 1 ,
                     79: .Xr comsat 8
                     80: .Sh HISTORY
                     81: The
                     82: .Nm
1.5       aaron      83: command appeared in
1.1       deraadt    84: .Bx 4.0 .
1.8       aaron      85: .Qq Biff
1.10      aaron      86: was Heidi Stettner's dog.
                     87: He died in August 1993, at 15.