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6.\"     @(#)from.1	6.4 (Berkeley) 06/24/90
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8.Dd
9.Dt FROM 1
10.Os BSD 4
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm from
13.Nd tell who is mail from?
14.Sh SYNOPSIS
15.Nm from
16.Op Fl s Ar sender
17.Op Fl f Ar file
18.Op Ar user
19.Sh DESCRIPTION
20.Nm From
21prints
22out the mail header lines from your mailbox.
23.Pp
24Options:
25.Tw Fl
26.Tc Fl f
27.Ws
28.Ar file
29.Cx
30The supplied file
31is examined instead of the your mailbox.
32If the
33.Fl f
34option is used, the
35.Ar user
36argument should not be used.
37.Tc Fl s
38.Ws
39.Ar sender
40.Cx
41Only mail from addresses containing
42the
43supplied string are printed.
44.Tp
45.Pp
46If
47.Ar user
48is given, the
49.Sf Ar user 's
50mailbox, is examined instead of your own mailbox.
51.Sh FILES
52.Dw /var/mail/*
53.Di L
54.Dp Pa /var/mail/*
55.Dp
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr biff 1 ,
58.Xr mail 1
59.Sh HISTORY
60.Nm From
61appeared in 3 BSD.
62