Annotation of src/usr.bin/from/from.1, Revision 1.13
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1.13 ! millert 33: .Dd $Mdocdate: August 12 2013 $
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
1.12 jmc 69: mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
1.1 deraadt 70: (Privileges are required.)
1.13 ! millert 71: .Sh ENVIRONMENT
! 72: .Nm
! 73: utilizes the
! 74: .Ev LOGNAME ,
! 75: .Ev MAIL ,
! 76: and
! 77: .Ev USER
! 78: environment variables.
! 79: .Pp
! 80: If the
! 81: .Ev MAIL
! 82: environment variable is set, its value is used as the path to the
! 83: user's mail spool.
1.1 deraadt 84: .Sh FILES
85: .Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
86: .It Pa /var/mail/*
87: .El
88: .Sh SEE ALSO
89: .Xr biff 1 ,
90: .Xr mail 1
91: .Sh HISTORY
92: The
1.5 aaron 93: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 94: command appeared in
1.11 schwarze 95: .Bx 2 .
96: .Sh AUTHORS
97: .An Bill Joy ,
98: 1979.