From 6dbe3af945a63f025561abb83275cee9ff06c57b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:25:32 +0100 Subject: Imported from util-linux-2.2 tarball. --- login-utils/wall.1 | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 login-utils/wall.1 (limited to 'login-utils/wall.1') diff --git a/login-utils/wall.1 b/login-utils/wall.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..788f5f2b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/login-utils/wall.1 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)wall.1 6.5 (Berkeley) 4/23/91 +.\" +.\" Modified for Linux, Mon Mar 8 18:07:38 1993, faith@cs.unc.edu +.\" +.Dd March 8, 1993 +.Dt WALL 1 +.Os "Linux 0.99" +.Sh NAME +.Nm wall +.Nd write a message to users +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm wall +.Op Ar file +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm Wall +displays the contents of +.Ar file +or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all +currently logged in users. +.Pp +Only the super-user can write on the +terminals of users who have chosen +to deny messages or are using a program which +automatically denies messages. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mesg 1 , +.Xr talk 1 , +.Xr write 1 , +.Xr shutdown 8 +.Sh HISTORY +A +.Nm +command appeared in +.At v7 . -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522