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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
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        !            18: .\"     @(#)biff.1     6.4 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
        !            19: .\"
        !            20: .Dd July 24, 1990
        !            21: .Dt BIFF 1
        !            22: .Os BSD 4
        !            23: .Sh NAME
        !            24: .Nm biff
        !            25: .Nd be\ notified\ if mail arrives and who it is from
        !            26: .Sh SYNOPSIS
        !            27: .Nm biff
        !            28: .Op Cm yn
        !            29: .Sh DESCRIPTION
        !            30: .Nm Biff
        !            31: informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
        !            32: during the current terminal session.
        !            33: The command
        !            34: .Pp
        !            35: .Dl biff y
        !            36: .Pp
        !            37: enables notification; the command
        !            38: .Pp
        !            39: .Dl biff n
        !            40: .Pp
        !            41: disables it.
        !            42: When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
        !            43: the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
        !            44: A
        !            45: .Ql biff y
        !            46: command is often included in the file
        !            47: .Pa \&.login
        !            48: or
        !            49: .Pa \&.profile
        !            50: to be executed at each login.
        !            51: .Pp
        !            52: .Nm Biff
        !            53: operates asynchronously.
        !            54: For synchronous notification use the
        !            55: .Ar MAIL
        !            56: variable of
        !            57: .Xr sh 1
        !            58: or the
        !            59: .Ar mail
        !            60: variable of
        !            61: .Xr csh 1 .
        !            62: .Sh SEE ALSO
        !            63: .Xr csh 1 ,
        !            64: .Xr mail 1 ,
        !            65: .Xr sh 1 ,
        !            66: .Xr comsat 8
        !            67: .Sh HISTORY
        !            68: .Nm biff
        !            69: appeared in the 4.0 BSD release.

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