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