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33.Dd $Mdocdate: June 2 2015 $
34.Dt FROM 1
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm from
38.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Nm from
41.Op Fl f Ar file
42.Op Fl s Ar sender
43.Op Ar user
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45.Nm
46prints
47out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
48.Pp
49The options are as follows:
50.Bl -tag -width Ds
51.It Fl f Ar file
52The supplied file
53is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
54If the
55.Fl f
56option is used, the
57.Ar user
58argument should not be used.
59.It Fl s Ar sender
60Only mail from addresses containing
61the
62supplied string are printed.
63.El
64.Pp
65If
66.Ar user
67is given, the
68.Ar user Ns 's
69mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
70(Privileges are required.)
71.Sh ENVIRONMENT
72.Nm
73utilizes the
74.Ev LOGNAME ,
75.Ev MAIL ,
76and
77.Ev USER
78environment variables.
79.Pp
80If the
81.Ev MAIL
82environment variable is set, its value is used as the path to the
83user's mail spool.
84.Sh FILES
85.Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
86.It Pa /var/mail/*
87.El
88.Sh SEE ALSO
89.Xr biff 1 ,
90.Xr mail 1
91.Sh HISTORY
92The
93.Nm
94command appeared in
95.Bx 2 .
96.Sh AUTHORS
97.An Bill Joy ,
981979.
99