- Add a COMPATIBILITY section explaining that the default
behaviour of obtaining the affected terminal has changed. - Refer to the user's terminal instead of the current terminal session. - Tell the reader what the utility does when it is invoked without arguments. Submitted by: johan
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives
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during the current terminal session.
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utility informs the system whether you want to be notified on your terminal
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when mail arrives.
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.Pp
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Affected is the first terminal associated with the standard input,
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standard output or standard error file descriptor, in that order.
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When bell notification is enabled, only two bell characters (ASCII \\007)
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will be printed on your terminal whenever mail arrives.
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.Pp
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If no arguments are given,
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.Nm
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displays the present notification status of the terminal to the
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standard output.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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utility operates asynchronously.
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.It >1
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An error occurred.
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.El
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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Previous versions of the
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.Nm
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utility affected the terminal attached to standard error without first
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trying the standard input or output devices.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr csh 1 ,
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.Xr mail 1 ,
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