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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.