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NAME
from - Shows whom mail messages are from
SYNOPSIS
from [-s sender] [user]
The from command prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file.
OPTIONS
Prints headers for mail sent by sender. Specifies a mail spool direc-
tory.
Use this flag if you want to examine a mailbox in a directory
other than /usr/spool/mail, which is the system default.
DESCRIPTION
If user is specified, then user's mailbox is examined instead of your
own.
EXAMPLES
To display the message headings in your mailbox, enter: from
The names of the senders and the message dates are displayed.
To display the message headings for mail sent by a specific
user, enter: from -s dale
Displays only the message headings of the messages sent from
user dale. To display the message headings in a specific user's
mailbox, enter: from dawn
The message headings from user dawn's mailbox are displayed,
provided you have read permission for dawn's mailbox.
FILES
User mailbox files.
SEE ALSO
Commands: biff(1), mail(1), mailx(1)
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