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32.\"	@(#)from.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
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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 s Ar sender
45.Op Fl f Ar file
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 file
59is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
60If the
61.Fl f
62option is used, the
63.Ar user
64argument should not be used.
65Read from standard input if file name
66.Ar -
67is given.
68.It Fl s Ar sender
69Only mail from addresses containing
70the
71supplied string are printed.
72.El
73.Pp
74If
75.Ar user
76is given, the
77.Ar user Ns 's
78mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
79(Privileges are required.)
80.Sh ENVIRONMENT
81.Bl -tag -width Fl
82.It Ev MAIL
83If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.
84Otherwise, the default in
85.Pa /var/mail
86is used.
87.El
88.Sh FILES
89.Bl -tag -width /var/mail/* -compact
90.It Pa /var/mail/*
91.El
92.Sh SEE ALSO
93.Xr biff 1 ,
94.Xr mail 1
95.Sh HISTORY
96The
97.Nm
98command appeared in
99.Bx 3.0 .
100