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.UC 7
.TH WALL 1 ""
.UC 4
.SH NAME
wall \- write a message to users
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wall
[ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Wall
displays the contents of
.I file
or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all
currently logged in users.
.PP
Appropriate permissions are often required to override protections
user's place on their terminals.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mesg(1), talk(1), write(1), shutdown(8)
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	18	.UC 7
5be9d5af	19	.TH WALL 1 ""
768d351d KM	20	.UC 4
768d351d KM	21	.SH NAME
b7c42d22	22	wall \- write a message to users
768d351d KM	23	.SH SYNOPSIS
768d351d KM	24	.B wall
b7c42d22	25	[ file ]
768d351d KM	26	.SH DESCRIPTION
768d351d KM	27	.I Wall
b7c42d22	28	displays the contents of
55b6a21b	29	.I file
b7c42d22 KB	30	or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all
b7c42d22 KB	31	currently logged in users.
768d351d	32	.PP
b7c42d22 KB	33	Appropriate permissions are often required to override protections
b7c42d22 KB	34	user's place on their terminals.
768d351d	35	.SH "SEE ALSO"
b7c42d22	36	mesg(1), talk(1), write(1), shutdown(8)