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.AT 3
.SH NAME
write \- write to another user
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B write
user [ ttyname ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Write
copies lines from your terminal to that of
another user.
When first called,
it sends the message
.PP
     Message from yourname@yoursystem on yourttyname at time...
.PP
The recipient of the message should write back at this point.
Communication continues until an end of file is
read from the terminal or an interrupt is sent.
At that point
.I write
writes `EOT' on the other terminal and exits.
.PP
If you want to write to a user who is logged in more than once,
the
.I ttyname
argument may be used to indicate the
appropriate terminal name.
.PP
Permission to write may be denied or granted by use of the
.I mesg
command.
At the outset writing is allowed.
Certain commands, in particular
.I nroff
and
.IR  pr (1)
disallow
messages in order to prevent messy output.
.PP
If the character `!' is found at the beginning of a line,
.I write
calls the shell
to execute the rest of the
line as a command.
.PP
The following protocol is suggested for using
.IR write :
when you first write to another user, wait for him to
write back before starting to send.
Each party should end each message with a distinctive
signal\(em\fB(o)\fR
for `over' is conventional\(emthat the other may reply.
.B (oo)
for `over and out' is suggested when conversation
is about to be terminated.
.SH FILES
/etc/utmp	to find user
.br
/bin/sh		to execute `!'
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mesg(1), who(1), mail(1)
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	5	.SH NAME
	6	write \- write to another user
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B write
	9	user [ ttyname ]
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Write
	12	copies lines from your terminal to that of
	13	another user.
	14	When first called,
	15	it sends the message
	16	.PP
bc637c33	17	Message from yourname@yoursystem on yourttyname at time...
2376a151 KM	18	.PP
	19	The recipient of the message should write back at this point.
	20	Communication continues until an end of file is
	21	read from the terminal or an interrupt is sent.
	22	At that point
	23	.I write
	24	writes `EOT' on the other terminal and exits.
	25	.PP
	26	If you want to write to a user who is logged in more than once,
	27	the
	28	.I ttyname
	29	argument may be used to indicate the
	30	appropriate terminal name.
	31	.PP
	32	Permission to write may be denied or granted by use of the
	33	.I mesg
	34	command.
	35	At the outset writing is allowed.
	36	Certain commands, in particular
	37	.I nroff
	38	and
	39	.IR pr (1)
	40	disallow
	41	messages in order to prevent messy output.
	42	.PP
	43	If the character `!' is found at the beginning of a line,
	44	.I write
	45	calls the shell
	46	to execute the rest of the
	47	line as a command.
	48	.PP
	49	The following protocol is suggested for using
	50	.IR write :
	51	when you first write to another user, wait for him to
	52	write back before starting to send.
	53	Each party should end each message with a distinctive
	54	signal\(em\fB(o)\fR
	55	for `over' is conventional\(emthat the other may reply.
	56	.B (oo)
	57	for `over and out' is suggested when conversation
	58	is about to be terminated.
	59	.SH FILES
	60	/etc/utmp to find user
	61	.br
	62	/bin/sh to execute `!'
	63	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	64	mesg(1), who(1), mail(1)