SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands biff(1B)
NAME
biff - give notice of incoming mail messages
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/biff [y | n]
DESCRIPTION
biff turns mail notification on or off for the terminal ses-
sion. With no arguments, biff displays the current notifica-
tion status for the terminal.
If notification is allowed, the terminal rings the bell and
displays the header and the first few lines of each arriving
mail message. biff operates asynchronously. For synchronized
notices, use the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable
of csh(1).
A `biff y' command can be included in your ~/.login or
~/.profile file for execution when you log in.
OPTIONS
y Allow mail notification for the terminal.
n Disable notification for the terminal.
FILES
~/.login
User's login file
~/.profile
User's profile file
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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| Availability | SUNWscpu |
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SEE ALSO
csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.9 Last change: 14 Sep 1992 1
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