FROM

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BSD 4  

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. (Priviledges are required.)  

FILES

/var/mail/*

 

SEE ALSO

biff(1), mail(1)  

HISTORY

The from command appeared in BSD 3.0


 

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DESCRIPTION
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SEE ALSO
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