NAME¶
from —
print names of those who have sent mail
SYNOPSIS¶
from |
[ -c
]
[-f
file
]
[-s
sender
]
[user ] |
DESCRIPTION¶
The
from utility prints out the mail header
lines from the invoker's mailbox.
The following options are available:
-c- Just print a count of messages and exit.
-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. Read from standard input if file name
“-” is given.
-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.)
ENVIRONMENT¶
MAIL- If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox. Otherwise, the default in
/var/mail is used.
FILES¶
- /var/mail/*
-
SEE ALSO¶
biff(1),
mail(1)
HISTORY¶
The
from command appeared in
3.0BSD.
