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SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commandsbiff(1B)


NAME

 biff - give notice of incoming mail messages

SYNOPSIS

 /usr/ucb/biff [ y | n]

DESCRIPTION

 

biff turns mail notification on or off for the terminal session. With no arguments, biff displays the current notification status for the terminal.

If notification is allowed, the terminal rings the bell and displays the header and the first few lines of each arriving mail message. biff operates asynchronously. For synchronized notices, use the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).

A `biff y' command can be included in your ~/.login or ~/.profile file for execution when you log in.

OPTIONS

 
y
Allow mail notification for the terminal.
n
Disable notification for the terminal.

FILES

 
~/.login
User's login file
~/.profile
User's profile file

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWscpu

SEE ALSO

 

csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 14 Sep 1992

 
      
      
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