Annotation of src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1, Revision 1.6
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37: .Dd June 6, 1993
38: .Dt MESG 1
39: .Os
40: .Sh NAME
41: .Nm mesg
42: .Nd display (do not display) messages from other users
43: .Sh SYNOPSIS
44: .Nm mesg
45: .Op Cm n | Cm y
46: .Sh DESCRIPTION
47: The
48: .Nm mesg
1.4 flipk 49: utility is invoked by a user to control write access others
1.1 deraadt 50: have to the terminal device associated with the standard error
51: output.
52: Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as
53: .Xr talk 1
54: and
55: .Xr write 1
56: may display messages on the terminal.
57: .Pp
1.5 aaron 58: The options are as follows:
1.6 ! aaron 59: .Bl -tag -width Ds
1.1 deraadt 60: .It Cm n
61: Disallows messages.
62: .It Cm y
63: Permits messages to be displayed.
64: .El
65: .Pp
66: If no arguments are given,
67: .Nm mesg
68: displays the present message status to the standard error output.
69: .Pp
70: The
71: .Nm mesg
72: utility exits with one of the following values:
73: .Bl -tag -width flag -compact -offset indent
74: .Pp
75: .It Li "\ 0"
76: Messages are allowed.
77: .It Li "\ 1"
78: Messages are not allowed.
1.3 deraadt 79: .It Li >1
1.1 deraadt 80: An error has occurred.
81: .El
82: .Sh FILES
83: .Bl -tag -width /dev/[pt]ty[pq]? -compact
84: .It Pa /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
85: .El
86: .Sh SEE ALSO
87: .Xr biff 1 ,
88: .Xr talk 1 ,
89: .Xr write 1
90: .Sh HISTORY
91: A
92: .Nm mesg
93: command appeared in
94: .At v6 .