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1.1     ! root        1: .TH BIFF 1 "18 July 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: biff \- be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B biff
        !             7: [
        !             8: .B yn
        !             9: ]
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .I Biff
        !            12: informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
        !            13: during the current terminal session.
        !            14: The command
        !            15: .IP
        !            16: .B "biff y"
        !            17: .LP
        !            18: enables notification; the command
        !            19: .IP
        !            20: .B "biff n"
        !            21: .LP
        !            22: disables it.
        !            23: When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
        !            24: the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
        !            25: A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file
        !            26: .I \&.login
        !            27: or
        !            28: .I \&.profile
        !            29: to be executed at each login.
        !            30: .PP
        !            31: .I Biff
        !            32: operates asynchronously.
        !            33: For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of
        !            34: .IR sh (1)
        !            35: or the
        !            36: .I mail
        !            37: variable of
        !            38: .IR csh (1).
        !            39: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            40: csh(1),
        !            41: sh(1),
        !            42: mail(1),
        !            43: comsat(8C)

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