Annotation of src/usr.bin/from/from.1, Revision 1.6
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37: .Dd December 30, 1993
38: .Dt FROM 1
1.4 aaron 39: .Os
1.1 deraadt 40: .Sh NAME
41: .Nm from
42: .Nd print names of those who have sent mail
43: .Sh SYNOPSIS
44: .Nm from
45: .Op Fl s Ar sender
46: .Op Fl f Ar file
47: .Op Ar user
48: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.5 aaron 49: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 50: prints
51: out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
52: .Pp
1.6 ! aaron 53: The options are as follows:
1.1 deraadt 54: .Bl -tag -width Fl
1.4 aaron 55: .It Fl f Ar file
1.1 deraadt 56: The supplied file
57: is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
58: If the
59: .Fl f
60: option is used, the
61: .Ar user
62: argument should not be used.
1.4 aaron 63: .It Fl s Ar sender
1.1 deraadt 64: Only mail from addresses containing
65: the
66: supplied string are printed.
67: .El
68: .Pp
69: If
70: .Ar user
71: is given, the
72: .Ar user Ns 's
73: mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
74: (Privileges are required.)
75: .Sh FILES
76: .Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
77: .It Pa /var/mail/*
78: .El
79: .Sh SEE ALSO
80: .Xr biff 1 ,
81: .Xr mail 1
82: .Sh HISTORY
83: The
1.5 aaron 84: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 85: command appeared in
86: .Bx 3.0 .