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| Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |

## notify

    notify [options]

Inform user when new mail arrives. With no options, indicate whether automatic notification is enabled or disabled.

### Options

-m `file`

  Save mail messages to `file` (default is $HOME/.mailfile). Applies only when automatic notification is enabled (-y option).

-n

  Disable mail notification. -n is used alone.

-y

  Enable mail notification.

Reference: nohup |  | Reference: nroff