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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1987 Regents of the University of California.
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        !            16: .\"    @(#)mesg.1      6.3 (Berkeley) 7/9/88
        !            17: .\"
        !            18: .TH MESG 1 "July 9, 1988"
        !            19: .AT 3
        !            20: .SH NAME
        !            21: mesg \- permit or deny messages
        !            22: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            23: .B mesg
        !            24: [
        !            25: .B n
        !            26: ] [
        !            27: .B y
        !            28: ]
        !            29: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            30: \fIMesg\fP with argument \fBn\fP forbids messages via \fIwrite\fP
        !            31: and \fItalk\fP by revoking non-user write permission on the user's
        !            32: terminal.  \fIMesg\fP with argument \fBy\fP reinstates permission.
        !            33: \fIMesg\fP without arguments reports the current state without
        !            34: changing it.
        !            35: .SH FILES
        !            36: /dev/tty*
        !            37: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            38: write(1), talk(1)
        !            39: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            40: Exit status is 0 if messages are receivable, 1 if not, -1 on error.

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