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8.Vx
9.Vx
10.Dd
11.Dt FROM 1
12.Os BSD 4
13.Sh NAME
14.Nm from
15.Nd tell who is mail from?
16.Sh SYNOPSIS
17.Nm from
18.Op Fl s Ar sender
19.Op Fl f Ar file
20.Op Ar user
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22.Nm From
23prints
24out the mail header lines from your mailbox.
25.Pp
26Options:
27.Tw Fl
28.Tc Fl f
29.Ws
30.Ar file
31.Cx
32The supplied file
33is examined instead of the your mailbox.
34If the
35.Fl f
36option is used, the
37.Ar user
38argument should not be used.
39.Tc Fl s
40.Ws
41.Ar sender
42.Cx
43Only mail from addresses containing
44the
45supplied string are printed.
46.Tp
47.Pp
48If
49.Ar user
50is given, the
51.Sf Ar user 's
52mailbox, is examined instead of your own mailbox.
53.Sh FILES
54.Dw /var/mail/*
55.Di L
56.Dp Pa /var/mail/*
57.Dp
58.Sh SEE ALSO
59.Xr biff 1 ,
60.Xr mail 1
61.Sh HISTORY
62.Nm From
63appeared in 3 BSD.
64