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32 | .\" @(#)wall.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 | |
33 | .\" | |
34 | .Dd June 6, 1993 | |
35 | .Dt WALL 1 | |
36 | .Os BSD 4 | |
37 | .Sh NAME | |
38 | .Nm wall | |
39 | .Nd write a message to users | |
40 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
41 | .Nm wall | |
42 | .Op Ar file | |
43 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
44 | .Nm Wall | |
45 | displays the contents of | |
46 | .Ar file | |
47 | or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all | |
48 | currently logged in users. | |
49 | .Pp | |
50 | Only the super-user can write on the | |
51 | terminals of users who have chosen | |
52 | to deny messages or are using a program which | |
53 | automatically denies messages. | |
54 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
55 | .Xr mesg 1 , | |
56 | .Xr talk 1 , | |
57 | .Xr write 1 , | |
58 | .Xr shutdown 8 | |
59 | .Sh HISTORY | |
60 | A | |
61 | .Nm | |
62 | command appeared in | |
63 | .At v7 . |