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28.\"	@(#)from.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
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31.Dd December 30, 1993
32.Dt FROM 1
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm from
36.Nd print names of those who have sent mail
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Fl c
40.Op Fl f Ar file
41.Op Fl s Ar sender
42.Op Ar user
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Nm
46utility prints
47out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
48.Pp
49The following options are available:
50.Bl -tag -width indent
51.It Fl c
52Just print a count of messages and exit.
53.It Fl f Ar file
54The supplied
55.Ar file
56is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox.
57If the
58.Fl f
59option is used, the
60.Ar user
61argument should not be used.
62Read from standard input if file name
63.Dq Fl
64is given.
65.It Fl s Ar sender
66Only mail from addresses containing
67the
68supplied string are printed.
69.El
70.Pp
71If
72.Ar user
73is given, the
74.Ar user Ns 's
75mailbox is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox.
76(Privileges are required.)
77.Sh ENVIRONMENT
78.Bl -tag -width indent
79.It Ev MAIL
80If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox.
81Otherwise, the default in
82.Pa /var/mail
83is used.
84.El
85.Sh FILES
86.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/mail/*" -compact
87.It Pa /var/mail/*
88.El
89.Sh SEE ALSO
90.Xr biff 1 ,
91.Xr mail 1
92.Sh HISTORY
93The
94.Nm
95command appeared in
96.Bx 3.0 .
97