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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)biff.1      6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH BIFF 1 "April 29, 1985"
        !             8: .UC 4
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .B biff
        !            13: [
        !            14: .B yn
        !            15: ]
        !            16: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            17: .I Biff
        !            18: informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
        !            19: during the current terminal session.
        !            20: The command
        !            21: .IP
        !            22: .B "biff y"
        !            23: .LP
        !            24: enables notification; the command
        !            25: .IP
        !            26: .B "biff n"
        !            27: .LP
        !            28: disables it.
        !            29: When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
        !            30: the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
        !            31: A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file
        !            32: .I \&.login
        !            33: or
        !            34: .I \&.profile
        !            35: to be executed at each login.
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: .I Biff
        !            38: operates asynchronously.
        !            39: For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of
        !            40: .IR sh (1)
        !            41: or the
        !            42: .I mail
        !            43: variable of
        !            44: .IR csh (1).
        !            45: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            46: csh(1),
        !            47: sh(1),
        !            48: mail(1),
        !            49: comsat(8C)

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