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