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34.Dd July 26, 1991
35.Dt FROM 1
36.Os BSD 4
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm from
39.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm from
42.Op Fl s Ar sender
43.Op Fl f Ar file
44.Op Ar user
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46.Nm From
47prints
48out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
49.Pp
50Options:
51.Bl -tag -width Fl
52.It Fl f Ar file
53The supplied file
54is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
55If the
56.Fl f
57option is used, the
58.Ar user
59argument should not be used.
60.It Fl s Ar sender
61Only mail from addresses containing
62the
63supplied string are printed.
64.El
65.Pp
66If
67.Ar user
68is given, the
69.Ar user Ns 's
70mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
71(Priviledges are required.)
72.Sh FILES
73.Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
74.It Pa /var/mail/*
75.El
76.Sh SEE ALSO
77.Xr biff 1 ,
78.Xr mail 1
79.Sh HISTORY
80The
81.Nm from
82command appeared in
83.Bx 3.0 .
84