Manual page for MESG(1)
mesg - permit or deny messages on the terminal
SYNOPSIS
mesg
[
n
] [
y
]
DESCRIPTION
mesg
with argument
n
forbids messages with
write.1
by revoking non-user write permission on the user's terminal.
mesg
with argument
y
reinstates permission. All by itself,
mesg
reports the current state without changing it.
FILES
- /dev/tty*
-
SEE ALSO
write.1
talk.1
DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status is 0 if messages are receivable, 1 if not, 2 on error.
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