FROM(1) |
FreeBSD General Commands Manual |
FROM(1) |
NAME
from —
print names of those who have sent mail
SYNOPSIS
from |
[ -c][ -f file][ -s sender][ user] |
DESCRIPTION
The
from utility prints out the mail header lines from the invoker's mailbox.
The following options are available:
-
-c
-
Just print a count of messages and exit.
-
-f
file
-
The supplied
file is examined instead of the invoker's mailbox. If the
-f option is used, the
user argument should not be used. Read from standard input if file name “
-” is given.
-
-s
sender
-
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
-
MAIL
-
If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox. Otherwise, the default in
/var/mail is used.
HISTORY
The
from command appeared in
3.0BSD.