Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

Holding a conversation with another user

The talk command opens an interactive conversation between two users. The syntax for this is $ talk user@host.

The next command initiates a conversation with user2 on their workstation:

    $ talk [e-mail]

After typing the talk command, your terminal session is cleared and split into two windows. In one of the windows, you'll see text like this:

    [Waiting for your party to respond]

The person you're trying to talk to will see a message like this:

    Message from [e-mail]
    talk: connection requested by [e-mail]
    talk: respond with talk [e-mail]

When they invoke talk, their terminal session will also be cleared ...