1biff(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands biff(1B)
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6 biff - give notice of incoming mail messages
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9 /usr/ucb/biff [y | n]
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13 biff turns mail notification on or off for the terminal session. With
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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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28 y Allow mail notification for the terminal.
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35 ~/.login User's login file
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38 ~/.profile User's profile file
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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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54 csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)
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58SunOS 5.11 14 Sep 1992 biff(1B)