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.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)biff.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\" $Id$
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.Dd June 6, 1993
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.Dt BIFF 1
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.Os BSD 4
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm biff
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.Nd "be notified if mail arrives and who it is from"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm biff
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.Op Cm ny
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Biff
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informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
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during the current terminal session.
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.Pp
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Options supported by
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.Nm biff :
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.Bl -tag -width 4n
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.It Cm n
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Disables notification.
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.It Cm y
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Enables notification.
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.El
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.Pp
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When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
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the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
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A
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.Dq Li biff y
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command is often included in the file
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.Pa \&.login
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or
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.Pa \&.profile
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to be executed at each login.
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.Pp
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.Nm Biff
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operates asynchronously.
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For synchronous notification use the
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.Ar MAIL
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variable of
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.Xr sh 1
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or the
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.Ar mail
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variable of
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.Xr csh 1 .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr csh 1 ,
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.Xr mail 1 ,
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.Xr sh 1 ,
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.Xr comsat 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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command appeared in
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.Bx 4.0 .
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It was name after the dog of Heidi Stettner. He died
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in August 1993, at 15.
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