NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     wall - write a message to users

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     wall [-g group] [file]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     wall displays the contents of  file,  or,  by  default,  its
standard input,
     on the terminals of all currently logged in users.

     Only  the  superuser can write on the terminals of users who
have chosen to
     deny messages or are using a program which automatically denies messages.

     The options are as follows:

     -g       Send  messages to users in this group.  This option
may be specified
 multiple times, and any  user  in  any  of  the
specified groups
             will receive the message.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     mesg(1), talk(1), write(1), shutdown(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A wall command appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

OpenBSD      3.6                           June      6,      1993