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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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