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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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