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37.Dd December 30, 1993
38.Dt FROM 1
39.Os BSD 4
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm from
42.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm from
45.Op Fl s Ar sender
46.Op Fl f Ar file
47.Op Ar user
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49.Nm From
50prints
51out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
52.Pp
53Options:
54.Bl -tag -width Fl
55.It Fl f Ar file
56The supplied file
57is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
58If the
59.Fl f
60option is used, the
61.Ar user
62argument should not be used.
63.It Fl s Ar sender
64Only mail from addresses containing
65the
66supplied string are printed.
67.El
68.Pp
69If
70.Ar user
71is given, the
72.Ar user Ns 's
73mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
74(Privileges are required.)
75.Sh FILES
76.Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
77.It Pa /var/mail/*
78.El
79.Sh SEE ALSO
80.Xr biff 1 ,
81.Xr mail 1
82.Sh HISTORY
83The
84.Nm from
85command appeared in
86.Bx 3.0 .
87