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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
       mailbox.

       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 in-
       voker's own mailbox.  (Privileges are required.)

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

FILES
       /var/mail/*

SEE ALSO
       biff(1),	mail(1)

HISTORY
       The from	command	appeared in 3.0BSD.

FreeBSD	15.0		       December	30, 1993		       FROM(1)

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