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MESG(1)				 User Commands			       MESG(1)

NAME
       mesg - display (do not display) messages from other users

SYNOPSIS
       mesg [options] [n|y]

DESCRIPTION
       The  mesg  utility is invoked by a users to control write access others
       have to the terminal device associated with the standard error  output.
       If  write access is allowed, then programs such as talk(1) and write(1)
       may display messages on the terminal.

       Traditionally, write access is allowed by default.  However,  as	 users
       become  more  conscious	of various security risks, there is a trend to
       remove write access by default, at least for the primary	 login	shell.
       To  make	 sure  your ttys are set the way you want them to be set, mesg
       should be executed in your login scripts.

ARGUMENTS
       n      Disallows messages.

       y      Permits messages to be displayed.

OPTIONS
       -v, --verbose
	      Explain what is being done.

       -V, --verbose
	      Display version information and exit.

       -h, --help
	      Display help text and exit.

       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
       talk(1), write(1), wall(1), login(1), xterm(1)

HISTORY
       A mesg command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

AVAILABILITY
       The  mesg  command  is  part of the util-linux package and is available
       from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.

util-linux			  April 2011			       MESG(1)
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