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mesg
Syntax
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About mesg
Lets you control if people can
use the write command, to send text to you over the screen.
Syntax
mesg [n|y]
| n |
Prevents the messages from others popping up on your screen. |
| y |
Allows messages to appear on your screen. |
Examples
mesg Typing this command by itself will display whether
or not the mesg service is enabled. For example, it may display:
"is y", indicating that it is enabled. Typing n or why after the
command would enable or disable this command. When
this command is disabled non-root
users will be unable to to send messages to you using message
commands such as talk or write.
Related commands
talk
write |
