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| 1910f09a DR |
1 | .pa 1 |
| 2 | .he 'MESG (I)'3/15/72'MESG (I)' | |
| 3 | .ti 0 | |
| 4 | NAME mesg -- permit or deny messages | |
| 5 | .sp | |
| 6 | .ti 0 | |
| 7 | SYNOPSIS mesg\b\b\b\b____ [ n\b_ ][ y\b_ ] | |
| 8 | .sp | |
| 9 | .ti 0 | |
| 10 | DESCRIPTION mesg\b\b\b\b____ n\b_ | |
| 11 | forbids messages via write\b\b\b\b\b_____ by revoking non-user | |
| 12 | write permission on the user's typewriter. | |
| 13 | mesg\b\b\b\b____ y\b_ reinstates permission. | |
| 14 | mesg\b\b\b\b____ with no argument reverses the current permission. | |
| 15 | In all cases the previous state is reported. | |
| 16 | .sp | |
| 17 | .ti 0 | |
| 18 | FILES /dev/tty? | |
| 19 | .sp | |
| 20 | .ti 0 | |
| 21 | SEE ALSO write(I) | |
| 22 | .sp | |
| 23 | .ti 0 | |
| 24 | DIAGNOSTICS "?" if the standard input file is not a typewriter | |
| 25 | .sp | |
| 26 | .ti 0 | |
| 27 | BUGS -- |