1biff(1B)           SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands           biff(1B)
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NAME

6       biff - give notice of incoming mail messages
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/ucb/biff [y | n]
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DESCRIPTION

13       biff  turns  mail notification on or off for the terminal session. With
14       no arguments, biff displays the current  notification  status  for  the
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18       If  notification  is  allowed, the terminal rings the bell and displays
19       the header and the first few lines of each arriving mail message.  biff
20       operates  asynchronously.  For synchronized notices, use the MAIL vari‐
21       able of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).
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24       A `biff y' command can be included in your ~/.login or ~/.profile  file
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OPTIONS

28       y    Allow mail notification for the terminal.
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FILES

35       ~/.login      User's login file
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38       ~/.profile    User's profile file
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ATTRIBUTES

42       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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47       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
48       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
49       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
50       │Availability                 │SUNWscpu                     │
51       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

54       csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)
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58SunOS 5.11                        14 Sep 1992                         biff(1B)
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