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36 .Nd display (do not display) messages from other users
43 utility is invoked by a user to control write access others
44 have to a terminal device.
45 Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as
49 may display messages on the terminal.
51 The first terminal device in the sequence of devices associated with standard
52 input, standard output and standard error is affected.
59 Permits messages to be displayed.
62 If no arguments are given,
64 displays the present message status to the standard output.
68 utility exits with one of the following values:
70 .Bl -tag -width flag -compact -offset indent
74 Messages are not allowed.
76 An error has occurred.
79 Disallow messages from other users to the current terminal:
83 Allow messages from other users to
85 (assuming you are also logged in on that terminal):
87 .Dl "mesg y </dev/ttyp1"
89 Previous versions of the
91 utility wrote the message status to the standard error output and
92 affected the terminal attached to standard error without first trying the
93 standard input or output devices.