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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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