MESG(1) General Commands Manual MESG(1)
NAME
mesg - permit or deny messages
SYNOPSIS
mesg [ n ] [ y ]
DESCRIPTION
Mesg with argument n forbids messages via write and talk(1) by revoking non-user write permission on the user's terminal. Mesg with argu-
ment y reinstates permission. All by itself, mesg reports the current state without changing it.
FILES
/dev/tty*
SEE ALSO
write(1), talk(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status is 0 if messages are receivable, 1 if not, 2 on error.
7th Edition April 29, 1985 MESG(1)
