4.3BSD-Reno/src/usr.bin/from/from.1

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.\"     @(#)from.1	6.5 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
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.Dd July 24, 1990
.Dt FROM 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm from
.Nd tell who is mail from?
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm from
.Op Fl s Ar sender
.Op Fl f Ar file
.Op Ar user
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm From
prints
out the mail header lines from your mailbox.
.Pp
Options:
.Tw Fl
.Tc Fl f
.Ws
.Ar file
.Cx
The supplied file
is examined instead of the your mailbox.
If the
.Fl f
option is used, the
.Ar user
argument should not be used.
.Tc Fl s
.Ws
.Ar sender
.Cx
Only mail from addresses containing
the
supplied string are printed.
.Tp
.Pp
If
.Ar user
is given, the
.Sf Ar user 's
mailbox, is examined instead of your own mailbox.
.Sh FILES
.Dw /var/mail/*
.Di L
.Dp Pa /var/mail/*
.Dp
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr biff 1 ,
.Xr mail 1
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm From
appeared in 3 BSD.