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35.Dd December 30, 1993
36.Dt FROM 1
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm from
40.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl c
44.Op Fl f Ar file
45.Op Fl s Ar sender
46.Op Ar user
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm
50utility prints
51out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
52.Pp
53The following options are available:
54.Bl -tag -width indent
55.It Fl c
56Just print a count of messages and exit.
57.It Fl f Ar file
58The supplied
59.Ar file
60is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
61If the
62.Fl f
63option is used, the
64.Ar user
65argument should not be used.
66Read from standard input if file name
67.Dq Fl
68is given.
69.It Fl s Ar sender
70Only mail from addresses containing
71the
72supplied string are printed.
73.El
74.Pp
75If
76.Ar user
77is given, the
78.Ar user Ns 's
79mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
80(Privileges are required.)
81.Sh ENVIRONMENT
82.Bl -tag -width indent
83.It Ev MAIL
84If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.
85Otherwise, the default in
86.Pa /var/mail
87is used.
88.El
89.Sh FILES
90.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/mail/*" -compact
91.It Pa /var/mail/*
92.El
93.Sh SEE ALSO
94.Xr biff 1 ,
95.Xr mail 1
96.Sh HISTORY
97The
98.Nm
99command appeared in
100.Bx 3.0 .
101