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1.1     ! root        1: .TH BIFF 1 "4 September 1985" "X Version 10"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B biff
        !             7: [
        !             8: .B yn
        !             9: ]
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .I Biff
        !            12: informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
        !            13: during the current terminal session.
        !            14: The command
        !            15: .IP
        !            16: .B "biff y"
        !            17: .LP
        !            18: enables notification; the command
        !            19: .IP
        !            20: .B "biff n"
        !            21: .LP
        !            22: disables it.
        !            23: When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
        !            24: the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
        !            25: A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file
        !            26: .I \&.login
        !            27: or
        !            28: .I \&.profile
        !            29: to be executed at each login.
        !            30: .PP
        !            31: .I Biff
        !            32: operates asynchronously.
        !            33: For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of
        !            34: .IR sh (1)
        !            35: or the
        !            36: .I mail
        !            37: variable of
        !            38: .IR csh (1).
        !            39: .SH "X WINDOW SYSTEM"
        !            40: .PP
        !            41: If you are logged in under the X window system, a popup window is used instead
        !            42: of a message to your login window.  To delete the window, click any mouse
        !            43: button with the mouse in the window.
        !            44: Properties of the window can be controlled
        !            45: with options for \fIbiff\fP in your \fI.Xdefaults\fP file.
        !            46: The following options are
        !            47: recognized:
        !            48: .PP
        !            49: .TP 8
        !            50: .B Background
        !            51: To determine the background color.
        !            52: .PP
        !            53: .TP 8
        !            54: .B Border
        !            55: To determine the border color.
        !            56: .PP
        !            57: .TP 8
        !            58: .B BorderWidth
        !            59: To determine the border width.  Default is 2.
        !            60: .PP
        !            61: .TP 8
        !            62: .B BodyFont
        !            63: To determine text font.  Default is 8x13.
        !            64: .PP
        !            65: .TP 8
        !            66: .B Foreground
        !            67: To determine the foreground color.
        !            68: .PP
        !            69: .TP 8
        !            70: .B InternalBorder
        !            71: To determine the padding around the text.  Default is 2.
        !            72: .PP
        !            73: .TP 8
        !            74: .B Mouse
        !            75: To determine the mouse cursor color.
        !            76: .PP
        !            77: .TP 8
        !            78: .B Offset
        !            79: To determine the vertical position of the window.  Positive is offset from
        !            80: the top of the screen, negative is from the bottom.  Default is 2.
        !            81: Window is centered horizontally.
        !            82: .PP
        !            83: .TP 8
        !            84: .B ReverseVideo
        !            85: If ``on'', the window should be white on black instead of black on white.
        !            86: Default is off.
        !            87: .PP
        !            88: .TP 8
        !            89: .B Timeout
        !            90: In the event you don't click in the window, specifies the maximum number of
        !            91: minutes the window should remain on the screen.  Value of zero means infinite.
        !            92: Default is zero.
        !            93: .TP 8
        !            94: .B Volume
        !            95: Controls the volume of the bell.  Default is zero.
        !            96: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            97: csh(1),
        !            98: sh(1),
        !            99: mail(1),
        !           100: X(1),
        !           101: comsat(8C)

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