ultrix man page for biff

biff(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   biff(1)

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

Syntax
       biff [y|n]

Description
       The  command  informs  the  system  whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.  The command, y,
       enables notification; the command, n, disables it.  The command with no options displays the current status of

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

       The command operates asynchronously.  For synchronous notification use the MAIL variable of or the variable of

Options
       n    Disables notification that mail has arrived.

       y    Enables notification that mail has arrived.

See Also
       csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), comsat(8c)

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