March 2012
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write — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
writeuser[tty]
The write program is more
primitive than talk: it sends
lines of text from one logged-in user to another on the same Linux
machine.
$ write smith Hi, how are you? See you later. ^D
^D ends the connection.
write is also useful in pipelines
for quick one-off messages:
$ echo 'Howdy!' | write smith
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