mesg -- Command

Permit/deny messages from other users
mesg [ny]

Normally, a user can communicate with other users by using the commands msg
and write.

In certain situations, it is  useful to suppress messages from other users.
Therefore, COHERENT  supplies the command  mesg, which, lets  you permit or
suppress  messages  from  other users.   The  argument  y allows  messages,
whereas argument  n disallows messages.   With no argument,  mesg tells you
whether  you can  receive  messages (as  yes  or no)  without changing  the
message state.

Files

/dev/*

See Also

commands,
msg,
write

Notes

The owner-execute mode bit of the user's tty indicates whether messages are
allowed.

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness