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diff --git a/usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1 b/usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1
index 69f9382..bba5136 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1
+++ b/usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1
@@ -1,52 +1,66 @@
 .\" Copyright (c) 1987, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1987, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"

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+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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 .\"
 .\"

-.\"     @(#)mesg.1     6.5 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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 .\"
 .\"

-.Dd July 24, 1990
+.\"    @(#)mesg.1      6.7 (Berkeley) 7/26/91
+.\"
+.Dd July 26, 1991

 .Dt MESG 1
 .Dt MESG 1

-.Os BSD 4.4
+.Os

 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mesg
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mesg

-.Nd  Display (do not display) messages from other users
+.Nd Display (do not display) messages from other users

 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm mesg
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm mesg

-.Op Cm n Li \&| Cm y
+.Op Cm n | Cm y

 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm mesg
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm mesg

-utility allows a user to decide if other users may write
-messages to his or her screen.  Programs such as
+utility is invoked by a user to control write access others have to
+her or his terminal.  By default, write access is allowed, and
+programs such as

 .Xr talk 1 ,
 .Xr write 1
 and
 .Xr echo 1
 .Xr talk 1 ,
 .Xr write 1
 and
 .Xr echo 1

-are social and display a message on the target user's terminal.
-Sometimes this is inconvenient.
+may display messages on the target user's terminal.

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Options:
-.Tw Ds
-.Tp Cm n
-Disallow messages, providing peace, and informing the contacting
-party
+Options available:
+.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Cm n
+Disallows messages and informs the
+sender

 that `Your party is refusing messages'.
 that `Your party is refusing messages'.

-.Tp Cm y
-Allow messages to be displayed.
-.Tp
+.It Cm y
+Allows messages to be displayed.
+.El

 .Pp
 If no arguments are given,
 .Nm mesg
 .Pp
 If no arguments are given,
 .Nm mesg


@@ -55,19 +69,19 @@ displays the present message status.
 The
 .Nm mesg
 utility exits with one of the following values:
 The
 .Nm mesg
 utility exits with one of the following values:

-.Dw Ds
-.Dp Li \&\ 0
-messages are allowed
-.Dp Li \&\ 1
-messages are not allowed
-.Dp Li \&\-\&1
+.Bl -tag -width flag -compact -offset indent
+.Pp
+.It Li "\ 0"
+Messages are allowed.
+.It Li "\ 1"
+Messages are not allowed.
+.It Li "\-1"

 An error has occurred.
 An error has occurred.

-.Dp
+.El

 .Sh FILES
 .Sh FILES

-.Dw /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
-.Di L
-.Dp Pa /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
-.Dp
+.Bl -tag -width /dev/[pt]ty[pq]? -compact
+.It Pa /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
+.El

 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr write 1 ,
 .Xr talk 1 ,
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr write 1 ,
 .Xr talk 1 ,


@@ -76,4 +90,5 @@ An error has occurred.
 .Sh HISTORY
 A
 .Nm mesg
 .Sh HISTORY
 A
 .Nm mesg

-command appeared in Version 6 AT&T Unix.
+command appeared in
+.At v6 .