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


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWscpu                    
    


SEE ALSO




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SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands                 biff(1B)



     csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)






















































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