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        !             4: BIFF(1)             UNIX Programmer's Manual             BIFF(1)
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        !             8: NAME
        !             9:      biff - be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
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        !            11: SYNOPSIS
        !            12:      biff [ yn ]
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        !            14: DESCRIPTION
        !            15:      _B_i_f_f informs the system whether you want to be notified when
        !            16:      mail arrives during the current terminal session. The com-
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        !            21:      enables notification; the command
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        !            23:          biff n
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        !            25:      disables it.  When mail notification is enabled, the header
        !            26:      and first few lines of the message will be printed on your
        !            27:      screen whenever mail arrives.  A ``biff y'' command is often
        !            28:      included in the file ._l_o_g_i_n or ._p_r_o_f_i_l_e to be executed at
        !            29:      each login.
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        !            31:      _B_i_f_f operates asynchronously.  For synchronous notification
        !            32:      use the MAIL variable of _s_h(1) or the _m_a_i_l variable of
        !            33:      _c_s_h(1).
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        !            35: X WINDOW SYSTEM
        !            36:      If you are logged in under the X window system, a popup win-
        !            37:      dow is used instead of a message to your login window.  To
        !            38:      delete the window, click any mouse button with the mouse in
        !            39:      the window.  Properties of the window can be controlled with
        !            40:      options for _b_i_f_f in your ._X_d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s file.       The following
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        !            43:      Background
        !            44:             To determine the background color.
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        !            46:      Border  To determine the border color.
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        !            48:      BorderWidth
        !            49:             To determine the border width.  Default is 2.
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        !            51:      BodyFont
        !            52:             To determine text font.  Default is 8x13.
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        !            54:      Foreground
        !            55:             To determine the foreground color.
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        !            57:      InternalBorder
        !            58:             To determine the padding around the text.  Default
        !            59:             is 2.
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        !            70: BIFF(1)             UNIX Programmer's Manual             BIFF(1)
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        !            74:      Mouse   To determine the mouse cursor color.
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        !            76:      Offset  To determine the vertical position of the window.
        !            77:             Positive is offset from the top of the screen, nega-
        !            78:             tive is from the bottom.  Default is 2.  Window is
        !            79:             centered horizontally.
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        !            81:      ReverseVideo
        !            82:             If ``on'', the window should be white on black
        !            83:             instead of black on white.  Default is off.
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        !            85:      Timeout In the event you don't click in the window, speci-
        !            86:             fies the maximum number of minutes the window should
        !            87:             remain on the screen.  Value of zero means infinite.
        !            88:             Default is zero.
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        !            90:      Volume  Controls the volume of the bell.  Default is zero.
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        !            92: SEE ALSO
        !            93:      csh(1), sh(1), mail(1), X(1), comsat(8C)
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