FROM(1) 		  BSD General Commands Manual		       FROM(1)

NAME
     from - print names of those who have sent mail

SYNOPSIS
     from [-c] [-s sender] [-f file] [user]

DESCRIPTION
     The from utility prints out the mail header lines from the invokers
     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 invokers 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 users mailbox is examined instead of the invokers
     own mailbox.  (Privileges are required.)

ENVIRONMENT
     MAIL	 If set, the location of the invokers mailbox.	Otherwise,
		 the default in /var/mail is used.

FILES
     /var/mail/*

SEE ALSO
     biff(1), mail(1)

HISTORY
     The from command appeared in 3.0BSD.

BSD			       December 30, 1993			   BSD