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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 ) .
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