MAIL
If set, the location of the invoker's mailbox. Otherwise, the default in /var/mail is used.
bsd-from1
Print names of those who have sent mail
Usage
from [-c]
[-f
file]
[-s
sender]
[user]
Overview
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
-foption 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
Files
-
/var/mail/*
History
- Debian 10 (Buster): the text shown here
- Debian 9 (Stretch) to Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)