1*89aaa1bbSagc.\" $NetBSD: wall.1,v 1.7 2003/08/07 11:17:14 agc Exp $ 2a8bfd3d1Sjtc.\" 3a8bfd3d1Sjtc.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993 4a8bfd3d1Sjtc.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 561f28255Scgd.\" 661f28255Scgd.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 761f28255Scgd.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 861f28255Scgd.\" are met: 961f28255Scgd.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 1061f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 1161f28255Scgd.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 1261f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 1361f28255Scgd.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 14*89aaa1bbSagc.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors 1561f28255Scgd.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 1661f28255Scgd.\" without specific prior written permission. 1761f28255Scgd.\" 1861f28255Scgd.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND 1961f28255Scgd.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 2061f28255Scgd.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 2161f28255Scgd.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 2261f28255Scgd.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 2361f28255Scgd.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 2461f28255Scgd.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 2561f28255Scgd.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 2661f28255Scgd.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 2761f28255Scgd.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 2861f28255Scgd.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 2961f28255Scgd.\" 30a8bfd3d1Sjtc.\" @(#)wall.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 3161f28255Scgd.\" 32b6a63b16Slukem.Dd March 27, 2003 3361f28255Scgd.Dt WALL 1 349e44e9b5Sgarbled.Os 3561f28255Scgd.Sh NAME 3661f28255Scgd.Nm wall 3761f28255Scgd.Nd write a message to users 3861f28255Scgd.Sh SYNOPSIS 39a6f32a1dSlukem.Nm 40b6a63b16Slukem.Op Fl g Ar group 4161f28255Scgd.Op Ar file 4261f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION 43a6f32a1dSlukem.Nm 4461f28255Scgddisplays the contents of 4561f28255Scgd.Ar file 4661f28255Scgdor, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all 4761f28255Scgdcurrently logged in users. 4861f28255Scgd.Pp 4961f28255ScgdOnly the super-user can write on the 5061f28255Scgdterminals of users who have chosen 5161f28255Scgdto deny messages or are using a program which 5261f28255Scgdautomatically denies messages. 53b6a63b16Slukem.Bl -tag -width indent 54b6a63b16Slukem.It Fl g 55b6a63b16SlukemSend messages to users in this group. 56b6a63b16SlukemThis option may be specified multiple times, and any user in any of the 57b6a63b16Slukemspecified groups will receive the message. 58b6a63b16Slukem.El 5961f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO 6061f28255Scgd.Xr mesg 1 , 6161f28255Scgd.Xr talk 1 , 6261f28255Scgd.Xr write 1 , 6361f28255Scgd.Xr shutdown 8 6461f28255Scgd.Sh HISTORY 6561f28255ScgdA 6661f28255Scgd.Nm 6761f28255Scgdcommand appeared in 6861f28255Scgd.At v7 . 69b6a63b16SlukemSupport for 70b6a63b16Slukem.Fl g 71b6a63b16Slukemwas added in 72b6a63b16Slukem.Nx 2.0 73b6a63b16Slukem(from 74b6a63b16Slukem.Ox 2.0 ) . 75