113 lines
3.4 KiB
Groff
113 lines
3.4 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1987, 1990, 1993
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)mesg.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd May 5, 2002
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.Dt MESG 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mesg
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.Nd display (do not display) messages from other users
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Cm n | Cm y
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility is invoked by a user to control write access others
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have to a terminal device.
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Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as
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.Xr talk 1
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and
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.Xr write 1
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may display messages on the terminal.
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.Pp
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The first terminal device in the sequence of devices associated with standard
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input, standard output and standard error is affected.
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Cm n
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Disallow messages.
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.It Cm y
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Permit messages to be displayed.
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.El
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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 message status to the standard output.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Disallow messages from other users to the current terminal:
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.Pp
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.Dl "mesg n"
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.Pp
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Allow messages from other users to
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.Pa ttyp1
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(assuming you are also logged in on that terminal):
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.Pp
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.Dl "mesg y </dev/ttyp1"
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The
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.Nm
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utility exits with one of the following values:
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.Bl -tag -width flag -compact -offset indent
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.Pp
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.It Li "\ 0"
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Messages are allowed.
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.It Li "\ 1"
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Messages are not allowed.
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.It Li ">1"
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An error has 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 wrote the message status to the standard error output and
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affected the terminal attached to standard error without first trying the
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standard input or output devices.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr biff 1 ,
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.Xr talk 1 ,
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.Xr wall 1 ,
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.Xr write 1
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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utility conforms to
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.St -p1003.1-2001 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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.Nm
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command appeared in
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.At v1 .
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