NAME
mesg —
display (do not display)
messages from other users
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The
mesg utility is invoked by a user to control write access
others have to the terminal device associated with the standard error output.
Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as
talk(1) and
write(1) may display messages on
the terminal.
Options available:
-
-
- n
- Disallows messages.
-
-
- y
- Permits messages to be displayed.
If no arguments are given,
mesg displays the present message
status to the standard error output.
The
mesg utility exits with one of the following values:
0
- Messages are allowed.
1
- Messages are not allowed.
>1
- An error has occurred.
FILES
- /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
-
SEE ALSO
biff(1),
talk(1),
write(1)
HISTORY
A
mesg command appeared in
Version 6
AT&T UNIX.