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-.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.

 .\"
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)talk.1      6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
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 .\"

-.TH TALK 1 ""
-.UC 5
-.SH NAME
-talk \- talk to another user
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B talk
-person [ ttyname ]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Talk
-is a visual communication program which
-copies lines from your terminal to that of
-another user.
-.PP 
-If you wish to talk to someone on you own machine, then
-.I person
-is just the person's login name. If you wish to talk to
-a user on another host, then
-.I person
-is of the form :
-.sp
-.in +2.0i
-.I host!user
-\ or
-.br
-.I host.user
-\ or
-.br
-.I host:user
-\ or
-.br
-.I user@host
-.br
-.in -2.0i
-.sp
-though
-.I user@host
-is perhaps preferred.
-.PP
-If you want to talk to a user who is logged in more than once,
-the
-.I ttyname
-argument may be used to indicate the
-appropriate terminal name.
-.PP
+.\" 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
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"     @(#)talk.1     6.6 (Berkeley) 4/22/91
+.\"
+.Dd April 22, 1991
+.Dt TALK 1
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm talk
+.Nd talk to another user
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm talk
+.Ar person
+.Op Ar ttyname
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Talk
+is a visual communication program which copies lines from your
+terminal to that of another user.
+.Pp
+Options available:
+.Bl -tag -width ttyname
+.It Ar person
+If you wish to talk to someone on your own machine, then
+.Ar person
+is just the person's login name.  If you wish to talk to a user on
+another host, then
+.Ar person
+is of the form
+.Ql user@host .
+.It Ar ttyname
+If you wish to talk to a user who is logged in more than once, the
+.Ar ttyname
+argument may be used to indicate the appropriate terminal
+name, where
+.Ar ttyname
+is of the form
+.Ql ttyXX .
+.El
+.Pp

 When first called,
 When first called,

-it sends the message
-.PP
-     Message from TalkDaemon@his_machine...
-     talk: connection requested by your_name@your_machine.
-     talk: respond with: talk your_name@your_machine
-.PP
+.Nm talk
+sends the message
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+Message from TalkDaemon@his_machine...
+talk: connection requested by your_name@your_machine.
+talk: respond with: talk your_name@your_machine
+.Ed
+.Pp

 to the user you wish to talk to. At this point, the recipient
 to the user you wish to talk to. At this point, the recipient

-of the message should reply by 
-typing 
-.PP
-     talk \ your_name@your_machine
-.PP
-It doesn't matter from 
-which machine the recipient replies, as long as his login-name is
-the same.
-Once communication is established, the two parties may type 
-simultaneously, with their output appearing in separate windows. 
-Typing control L will cause the screen to be reprinted, while your 
-erase, kill, and word kill characters will work in talk as normal.
-To exit,
-just type your interrupt character;
-.I talk
-then moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen and restores 
-the terminal.
-.PP
+of the message should reply by typing
+.Pp
+.Dl talk \ your_name@your_machine
+.Pp
+It doesn't matter from which machine the recipient replies, as
+long as his login-name is the same.  Once communication is established,
+the two parties may type simultaneously, with their output appearing
+in separate windows.  Typing control-L
+.Ql ^L
+will cause the screen to
+be reprinted, while your erase, kill, and word kill characters will
+behave normally.  To exit, just type your interrupt character;
+.Nm talk
+then moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen and restores the
+terminal to its previous state.
+.Pp

 Permission to talk may be denied or granted by use of the
 Permission to talk may be denied or granted by use of the

-.I mesg
-command.
-At the outset talking is allowed.
-Certain commands, in particular
-.I nroff
+.Xr mesg 1
+command.  At the outset talking is allowed.  Certain commands, in
+particular
+.Xr nroff 1

 and
 and

-.IR  pr (1)
-disallow
-messages in order to prevent messy output.
-.PP
-.SH FILES
-/etc/hosts     to find the recipient's machine
-.br
-/etc/utmp      to find the recipient's tty
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-mesg(1), who(1), mail(1), write(1)
-.SH BUGS
-The version of 
-.IR talk (1)
-released with 4.3BSD uses a protocol that is incompatible
-with the protocol used in the version released with 4.2BSD.
+.Xr pr 1 ,
+disallow messages in order to
+prevent messy output.
+.Pp
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /var/run/utmp -compact
+.It Pa /etc/hosts
+to find the recipient's machine
+.It Pa /var/run/utmp
+to find the recipient's tty
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mail 1 ,
+.Xr mesg 1 ,
+.Xr who 1 ,
+.Xr write 1
+.Sh BUGS
+The version of
+.Xr talk 1
+released with
+.Bx 4.3
+uses a protocol that
+is incompatible with the protocol used in the version released with
+.Bx 4.2 .
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .