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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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