@(#)mesg.1 6.1 (Berkeley) 04/29/85
MESG 1 ""
.AT 3
NAME
mesg - permit or deny messages
SYNOPSIS
mesg [
n ] [
y ]
DESCRIPTION
Mesg with argument
n forbids messages via
write and
talk (1) by revoking non-user
write permission on the user's terminal.
Mesg with argument
y reinstates permission.
All by itself,
mesg reports the current state without changing it.
FILES
/dev/tty*
"SEE ALSO"
write(1), talk(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status is 0 if messages are receivable,
1 if not, 2 on error.