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FROM(1) 		     General Commands Manual			 FROM(1)

NAME
     from -- print names of those who have sent mail

SYNOPSIS
     from [-c] [-f file] [-s sender] [user]

DESCRIPTION
     The  from utility prints out the mail header lines from the invoker's mail-
     box.

     The following options are available:

     -c      Just print a count of messages and exit.

     -f file
	     The supplied file is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.  If
	     the -f option is used, the user argument should not be used.   Read
	     from standard input if file name "-" is given.

     -s sender
	     Only  mail  from  addresses  containing  the  supplied  string  are
	     printed.

     If user is given, the user's mailbox is examined instead of  the  invoker's
     own mailbox.  (Privileges are required.)

ENVIRONMENT
     MAIL    If  set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.  Otherwise, the de-
	     fault in /var/mail is used.

FILES
     /var/mail/*

SEE ALSO
     biff(1), mail(1)

HISTORY
     The from command appeared in 3.0BSD.

FreeBSD 15.1			December 30, 1993			 FROM(1)

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