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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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