mesg — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
mesg [y|n]
The mesg
program controls
whether talk
and write
connections can reach your terminal.
mesg y
permits them, mesg n
denies them, and mesg
prints the current status (y
or n
). The default is y
. mesg
has no effect on modern instant messaging programs like pidgin
.
$ mesg is y $ mesg n $ mesg is n
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