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        !            20: .Dd July 24, 1990
        !            21: .Dt MESG 1
        !            22: .Os BSD 4.4
        !            23: .Sh NAME
        !            24: .Nm mesg
        !            25: .Nd  Display (do not display) messages from other users
        !            26: .Sh SYNOPSIS
        !            27: .Nm mesg
        !            28: .Op Cm n Li \&| Cm y
        !            29: .Sh DESCRIPTION
        !            30: The
        !            31: .Nm mesg
        !            32: utility allows a user to decide if other users may write
        !            33: messages to his or her screen.  Programs such as
        !            34: .Xr talk 1 ,
        !            35: .Xr write 1
        !            36: and
        !            37: .Xr echo 1
        !            38: are social and display a message on the target user's terminal.
        !            39: Sometimes this is inconvenient.
        !            40: .Pp
        !            41: Options:
        !            42: .Tw Ds
        !            43: .Tp Cm n
        !            44: Disallow messages, providing peace, and informing the contacting
        !            45: party
        !            46: that `Your party is refusing messages'.
        !            47: .Tp Cm y
        !            48: Allow messages to be displayed.
        !            49: .Tp
        !            50: .Pp
        !            51: If no arguments are given,
        !            52: .Nm mesg
        !            53: displays the present message status.
        !            54: .Pp
        !            55: The
        !            56: .Nm mesg
        !            57: utility exits with one of the following values:
        !            58: .Dw Ds
        !            59: .Dp Li \&\ 0
        !            60: messages are allowed
        !            61: .Dp Li \&\ 1
        !            62: messages are not allowed
        !            63: .Dp Li \&\-\&1
        !            64: An error has occurred.
        !            65: .Dp
        !            66: .Sh FILES
        !            67: .Dw /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
        !            68: .Di L
        !            69: .Dp Pa /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
        !            70: .Dp
        !            71: .Sh SEE ALSO
        !            72: .Xr write 1 ,
        !            73: .Xr talk 1 ,
        !            74: .Xr echo 1 ,
        !            75: .Xr biff 1
        !            76: .Sh HISTORY
        !            77: A
        !            78: .Nm mesg
        !            79: command appeared in Version 6 AT&T Unix.

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