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FROM(1)			  BSD General Commands Manual		       FROM(1)

NAME
     from — print names of those who have sent mail

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

DESCRIPTION
     From prints out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.

     Options:

     -f file	 The supplied file is examined instead of the invoker's mail‐
		 box.  If the -f option is used, the user argument should not
		 be used.

     -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.)

FILES
     /var/mail/*

SEE ALSO
     biff(1), mail(1)

HISTORY
     The from command appeared in 3.0BSD.

4th Berkeley Distribution      December 30, 1993     4th Berkeley Distribution

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