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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