MESG
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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
her or his terminal. By default, write access is allowed, and
programs such as
talk(1),
write(1)
and
echo(1)
may display messages on the target user's terminal.
Options available:
- n
-
Disallows messages and informs the
sender
that `Your party is refusing messages'.
- y
-
Allows messages to be displayed.
If no arguments are given,
mesg
displays the present message status.
The
mesg
utility exits with one of the following values:
- 0
-
Messages are allowed.
- 1
-
Messages are not allowed.
- -1
-
An error has occurred.
FILES
- /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
-
SEE ALSO
write(1),
talk(1),
echo(1),
biff(1)
HISTORY
A
mesg
command appeared in
AT&T System
v6 .
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