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mesg

mesg [options]

Change the ability of other users to use talk, or to send write messages to your terminal. With no options, display the permission status.

Options

-n

Forbid write messages.

-y

Allow write messages (the default).

Both options may be provided without the leading -, for compatibility with BSD.


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