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16.\" @(#)wall.1 6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
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18.UC 7
19.TH WALL 1 ""
20.UC 4
21.SH NAME
22wall \- write a message to users
23.SH SYNOPSIS
24.B wall
25[ file ]
26.SH DESCRIPTION
27.I Wall
28displays the contents of
29.I file
30or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all
31currently logged in users.
32.PP
33Appropriate permissions are often required to override protections
34user's place on their terminals.
35.SH "SEE ALSO"
36mesg(1), talk(1), write(1), shutdown(8)