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@(#)wall.1 4.1 (Berkeley) 04/29/85

WALL 1
C 4
NAME
wall - write to all users
SYNOPSIS
wall
DESCRIPTION
Wall reads its standard input until an end-of-file. It then sends this message, preceded by `Broadcast Message ...', to all logged in users.

The sender should be super-user to override any protections the users may have invoked.

FILES
/dev/tty?

/etc/utmp

"SEE ALSO"
mesg(1), write(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
`Cannot send to ...' when the open on a user's tty file fails.