Annotation of src/usr.bin/wall/wall.1, Revision 1.1.1.1
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36: .Dd June 6, 1993
37: .Dt WALL 1
38: .Os BSD 4
39: .Sh NAME
40: .Nm wall
41: .Nd write a message to users
42: .Sh SYNOPSIS
43: .Nm wall
44: .Op Ar file
45: .Sh DESCRIPTION
46: .Nm Wall
47: displays the contents of
48: .Ar file
49: or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all
50: currently logged in users.
51: .Pp
52: Only the super-user can write on the
53: terminals of users who have chosen
54: to deny messages or are using a program which
55: automatically denies messages.
56: .Sh SEE ALSO
57: .Xr mesg 1 ,
58: .Xr talk 1 ,
59: .Xr write 1 ,
60: .Xr shutdown 8
61: .Sh HISTORY
62: A
63: .Nm
64: command appeared in
65: .At v7 .