Annotation of src/usr.bin/from/from.1, Revision 1.11
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1.1 deraadt 34: .Dt FROM 1
1.4 aaron 35: .Os
1.1 deraadt 36: .Sh NAME
37: .Nm from
38: .Nd print names of those who have sent mail
39: .Sh SYNOPSIS
40: .Nm from
1.9 jmc 41: .Op Fl f Ar file
1.1 deraadt 42: .Op Fl s Ar sender
43: .Op Ar user
44: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.5 aaron 45: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 46: prints
47: out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
48: .Pp
1.6 aaron 49: The options are as follows:
1.7 aaron 50: .Bl -tag -width Ds
1.4 aaron 51: .It Fl f Ar file
1.1 deraadt 52: The supplied file
53: is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
54: If the
55: .Fl f
56: option is used, the
57: .Ar user
58: argument should not be used.
1.4 aaron 59: .It Fl s Ar sender
1.1 deraadt 60: Only mail from addresses containing
61: the
62: supplied string are printed.
63: .El
64: .Pp
65: If
66: .Ar user
67: is given, the
68: .Ar user Ns 's
69: mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
70: (Privileges are required.)
71: .Sh FILES
72: .Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
73: .It Pa /var/mail/*
74: .El
75: .Sh SEE ALSO
76: .Xr biff 1 ,
77: .Xr mail 1
78: .Sh HISTORY
79: The
1.5 aaron 80: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 81: command appeared in
1.11 ! schwarze 82: .Bx 2 .
! 83: .Sh AUTHORS
! 84: .An Bill Joy ,
! 85: 1979.