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+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
+.\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\"     @(#)biff.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 6, 1993
+.Dt BIFF 1
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm biff
+.Nd "be notified if mail arrives and who it is from"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm biff
+.Op Cm ny
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Biff
+informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
+during the current terminal session.
+.Pp
+Options supported by
+.Nm biff :
+.Bl -tag -width 4n
+.It Cm n
+Disables notification.
+.It Cm y
+Enables notification.
+.El
+.Pp
+When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of
+the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives.
+A
+.Dq Li biff y
+command is often included in the file
+.Pa \&.login
+or
+.Pa \&.profile
+to be executed at each login.
+.Pp
+.Nm Biff
+operates asynchronously.
+For synchronous notification use the
+.Ar MAIL
+variable of
+.Xr sh 1
+or the
+.Ar mail
+variable of
+.Xr csh 1 .
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr csh 1 ,
+.Xr mail 1 ,
+.Xr sh 1 ,
+.Xr comsat 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in 
+.Bx 4.0 .