NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     from - print names of those who have sent mail

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     from [-s sender] [-f file] [user]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     from prints out the mail header  lines  from  the  invoker's
mailbox.

     The options are as follows:

     -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    [Toc]    [Back]

     /var/mail/*

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     biff(1), mail(1)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The from command appeared in 3.0BSD.

OpenBSD      3.6                        December     30,     1993