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from(1)
NAME
  from - Shows whom mail messages are from

SYNOPSIS
  from [-s sender] [user]

  The from command prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file.

OPTIONS
  -s sender
      Prints headers for mail sent by sender.

  -d directory
      Specifies a mail spool directory.

      Use this flag if you want to examine a mailbox in a directory other
      than /usr/spool/mail, which is the system default.

DESCRIPTION
  If user is specified, then user's mailbox is examined instead of your own.

EXAMPLES
   1.  To display the message headings in your mailbox, enter:
	    from

       The names of the senders and the message dates are displayed.

   2.  To display the message headings for mail sent by a specific user,
       enter:
	    from -s dale

       Displays only the message headings of the messages sent from user
       dale.

   3.  To display the message headings in a specific user's mailbox, enter:
	    from dawn

       The message headings from user dawn's mailbox are displayed, provided
       you have read permission for dawn's mailbox.

FILES
  /var/spool/mail/*
      User mailbox files.

SEE ALSO
  Commands:  biff(1), mail(1), mailx(1)

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