FROM(1) BSD General Commands Manual FROM(1)
NAME
from -- print names of those who have sent mail
SYNOPSIS
from [-s sender] [-f file] [user]
DESCRIPTION
from prints out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
Options:
-f file The supplied file is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox. If the -f option is used, the user argument should not be used.
-s sender Only mail from addresses containing the supplied string are printed.
If user is given, the user's mailbox, is examined instead of the invoker's own mailbox. (Privileges are required.)
FILES
/var/mail/*
SEE ALSO
biff(1), mail(1)
HISTORY
The from command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BSD
December 30, 1993 BSD
