


MESG(1)		Linux Programmer's Manual		MESG(1)


NNAAMMEE
       mesg - control write access to your terminal

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       mmeessgg [yy|nn]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       MMeessgg controls the access to your terminal by others.  It's
       typically used to allow/disallow others users to	_w_r_i_t_e_(_1_)
       to your terminal.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       yy      Allow write access to your terminal.

       nn      Disallow write access to your terminal.

       If  no option is given, mesg prints out the current access
       state of your terminal.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Miquel van Smoorenburg (miquels@drinkel.nl.mugnet.org)

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       talk(1), write(1), wall(1)

































			   May 13, 1993				1


