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)

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.\" $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.
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.\"
.\" @(#)biff.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\"
.Dd April 28, 2013
.Dd December 20, 2016
.Dt BIFF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.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
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.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
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.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr from 1 ,
.Xr mail 1 ,
.Xr sh 1 ,
.Xr comsat 8