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34.Dd December 30, 1993
35.Dt FROM 1
36.Os BSD 4
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm from
39.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm from
42.Op Fl s Ar sender
43.Op Fl f Ar file
44.Op Ar user
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46.Nm From
47prints
48out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
49.Pp
50Options:
51.Bl -tag -width Fl
52.It Fl f Ar file
53The supplied file
54is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
55If the
56.Fl f
57option is used, the
58.Ar user
59argument should not be used.
60Read from standard input if file name
61.Ar -
62is given.
63.It Fl s Ar sender
64Only mail from addresses containing
65the
66supplied string are printed.
67.El
68.Pp
69If
70.Ar user
71is given, the
72.Ar user Ns 's
73mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
74(Privileges are required.)
75.Sh ENVIRONMENT
76.Bl -tag -width Fl
77.It Ev MAIL
78If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.  Otherwise, the default
79in /var/mail is used.
80.Sh FILES
81.Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
82.It Pa /var/mail/*
83.El
84.Sh SEE ALSO
85.Xr biff 1 ,
86.Xr mail 1
87.Sh HISTORY
88The
89.Nm from
90command appeared in
91.Bx 3.0 .
92