biff(1B)

NAME

     biff - give notice of incoming mail messages

SYNOPSIS

     /usr/ucb/biff [y | n]

DESCRIPTION

     biff turns mail notification on or off for the terminal ses-
     sion. With no arguments, biff displays the current notifica-
     tion status for the terminal.

     If notification is allowed, the terminal rings the bell  and
     displays the header and the first few lines of each arriving
     mail message. biff operates asynchronously. For synchronized
     notices, use the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable
     of csh(1).

     A `biff y' command can  be  included  in  your  ~/.login  or
     ~/.profile file for execution when you log in.

OPTIONS

     y     Allow mail notification for the terminal.

     n     Disable notification for the terminal.

FILES

     ~/.login
           User's login file

     ~/.profile
           User's profile file

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWscpu                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), attributes(5)