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1 .Dd February 2, 2015
2 .Dt MESG 1
3 .Os ubase
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm mesg
6 .Nd display (do not display) messages from other users
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl n | Fl y
10 .Sh DESCRIPTION
11 .Nm
12 controls write access others have to the terminal device associated with
13 standard error output. If write access is allowed, then programs such as
14 .Xr talk 1
15 and
16 .Xr write 1
17 may display messages on the terminal.
18 .Sh OPTIONS
19 .Bl -tag -width Ds
20 .It Fl n
21 Disallow messages.
22 .It Fl y
23 Allow messages.
24 .El
25 .Sh SEE ALSO
26 .Xr talk 1 ,
27 .Xr write 1