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NAME

6       biff - be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
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SYNOPSIS

9       biff [ yn ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Biff  informs  the  system  whether  you  want to be notified when mail
13       arrives during the current terminal session.  The command
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17       enables notification; the command
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21       disables it.  When mail notification is enabled, the header  and  first
22       few  lines  of the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail
23       arrives.  A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file .login  or
24       .profile to be executed at each login.
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26       Biff  operates  asynchronously.   For  synchronous notification use the
27       MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).
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SEE ALSO

30       csh(1), sh(1), mail(1), comsat(8C)
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