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biff(1B)	   SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands	      biff(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 vari‐
       able 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 TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │compatibility/ucb		   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

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

SunOS 5.11			  14 Sep 1992			      biff(1B)

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