bsd man page for biff

BIFF(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   BIFF(1)

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

SYNOPSIS
       biff [ yn ]

DESCRIPTION
       Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.  The command

	      biff y

       enables notification; the command

	      biff n

       disables it.  When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail
       arrives.  A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file .login or .profile to be executed at each login.

       Biff operates asynchronously.  For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).

SEE ALSO
       csh(1), sh(1), mail(1), comsat(8C)

4th Berkeley Distribution					  April 29, 1985							   BIFF(1)