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[src/trunk]: src/usr.bin/biff Update SYNOPSIS to reflect that y and n options...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/3d080d03a9a7
branches:  trunk
changeset: 349720:3d080d03a9a7
user:      abhinav <abhinav%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Dec 20 08:21:32 2016 +0000

description:
Update SYNOPSIS to reflect that y and n options are mutually exclusive.

Also, mention what does biff(1) do if no arguments are given.
Add xref to from(1)

ok wiz@

diffstat:

 usr.bin/biff/biff.1 |  11 ++++++++---
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (46 lines):

diff -r 494cf886f68e -r 3d080d03a9a7 usr.bin/biff/biff.1
--- a/usr.bin/biff/biff.1       Tue Dec 20 06:13:19 2016 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/biff/biff.1       Tue Dec 20 08:21:32 2016 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: biff.1,v 1.10 2013/04/28 12:43:51 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: biff.1,v 1.11 2016/12/20 08:21:32 abhinav Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)biff.1     8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 .\"
-.Dd April 28, 2013
+.Dd December 20, 2016
 .Dt BIFF 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 .Nd be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Cm ny
+.Op Cm n | y
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 .Pa \&.profile
 to be executed at each login.
 .Pp
+When no arguments are present,
+.Nm
+displays the current notification status to the standard output.
+.Pp
 .Nm
 operates asynchronously.
 For synchronous notification use the
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr csh 1 ,
+.Xr from 1 ,
 .Xr mail 1 ,
 .Xr sh 1 ,
 .Xr comsat 8



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