NAME
from —
print names of those who have sent
mail
SYNOPSIS
from |
[-f file]
[-s sender]
[user] |
DESCRIPTION
from prints out the mail header lines from
the invoker's mailbox.
The options are as follows:
-ffile- The supplied file is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox. If the
-foption is used, the user argument should not be used. -ssender- 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
from utilizes the
LOGNAME, MAIL, and
USER environment variables.
If the MAIL environment variable is set,
its value is used as the path to the user's mail spool.
FILES
- /var/mail/*
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The from command appeared in
2BSD.
AUTHORS
Bill Joy, 1979.