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