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mesg(1)

write(1)

WALL(1)  —  USER COMMANDS

NAME

wall − write to all users

SYNOPSIS

wall  [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

Wall reads its standard input until an end-of-file.  It then sends this message, preceded by ‘Broadcast Message ...’, to all logged in users. 

The sender should be super-user to override any protections the users may have invoked. 

FILES

/dev/tty? 
/etc/utmp

SEE ALSO

mesg(1), write(1)

Sun Release 1.1  —  Last change: 16 March 1983

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