名称 (NAME)
biff - 新到邮件提醒
总览 (SYNOPSIS)
biff [ny ]
描述 (DESCRIPTION)
Biff 通知系统在当前终端会话期间有新邮件是否提醒你。
支持的选项有 biff
- n
- 禁止新邮件提醒。
- y
- 开启新邮件提醒。
当新邮件提醒开启后, 如果有邮件到达, 邮件头和邮件正文的头几行将在你的屏幕上打印出来。通常会在 .login 或者 .profile 文件中加上一个 ``biff y '' 命令, 好让每次登录时自动执行。
Biff 通过 comsat(8) 服务异步执行。 如果此服务没有开启, biff 就不做任何事情。 在这种情况下, 或者需要同步提醒, 用 sh(1) 的 MAIL 变量, 或者 csh(1) 的 mail 变量。
参见 (SEE ALSO)
csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), comsat(8)
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NAME
biff - be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
SYNOPSIS
biff [ny ]
DESCRIPTION
Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.
Options supported by biff
- n
- Disables notification.
- y
- Enables notification.
When mail notification is enabled, the header and first few lines of the message will be printed on your screen whenever mail arrives. A ``biff y '' command is often included in the file .login or .profile to be executed at each login.
Biff operates asynchronously via the comsat(8) service. If that service is not enabled, biff will not do anything. In that case, or for synchronous notification, use the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of csh(1).
SEE ALSO
csh(1), mail(1), sh(1), comsat(8)