MESG(1) - General Commands Manual # MESG(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # mesg - display (do not display) messages from other users SYNOPSIS # mesg [n | y] DESCRIPTION # The mesg utility is invoked by a user to control write access others have to the terminal device associated with the standard error output. Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as talk(1) and write(1) may display messages on the terminal. ...
TALK(1) - General Commands Manual # TALK(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # talk - talk to another user SYNOPSIS # talk [-Hs] person [ttyname] DESCRIPTION # talk is a visual communication program which copies lines from your terminal to that of another user. The command arguments are as follows: -H Don’t escape characters with the high bit set. This may be useful for certain character sets, but could cause erratic behaviour on some terminals. ...
WALL(1) - General Commands Manual # WALL(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # wall - write a message to users SYNOPSIS # wall [-g group] [file] DESCRIPTION # wall displays the contents of file, or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all currently logged in users. Only the superuser can write on the terminals of users who have chosen to deny messages or are using a program which automatically denies messages. ...
WHO(1) - General Commands Manual # WHO(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # who - display who is logged in SYNOPSIS # who [-HmqTu] [file] who am i DESCRIPTION # The who utility displays a list of all users currently logged on, showing for each user the login name, tty name, the date and time of login, and hostname if not local. The options are as follows: -H Write column headings above the regular output. ...
WRITE(1) - General Commands Manual # WRITE(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # write - send a message to another user SYNOPSIS # write user [ttyname] DESCRIPTION # write allows you to communicate with other users, by copying lines from your terminal to theirs. When you run the write command, the user you are writing to gets a message of the form: Message from yourname@yourhost on yourtty at hh:mm . ...