biff(1) USER COMMANDS biff(1)
NAME
biff - give notice of incoming mail messages
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/biff [ y | n ]
DESCRIPTION
biff turns mail notification on or off for the terminal ses-
sion. With no arguments, biff displays the current notifi-
cation status for the terminal. The y option allows mail
notification for the terminal. The n option disables notif-
ication for the terminal. If notification is allowed, the
terminal rings the bell and displays the header and the
first few lines of each arriving mail message. biff
operates asynchronously. For synchronized notices, use the
MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1). A
`biff y' command can be included in your ~/.login or ~/.pro-
file file for execution when you log in.
FILES
~/.login
~/.profile
SEE ALSO
csh(1), mail(1), sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
Last change: BSD Compatibility Package 1