BIFF(1)BIFF(1)NAMEbiff - be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
SYNOPSISbiff [ yn ]
DESCRIPTION
Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail
arrives during the current terminal session. The command
biff y
enables notification; the command
biff n
disables it. When mail notification is enabled, the header and first
few lines of the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail
arrives. A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file .login or
.profile to be executed at each login.
Biff operates asynchronously. For synchronous notification use the
MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).
SEE ALSOcsh(1), sh(1), mail(1), comsat(8C)4th Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 BIFF(1)