Name

wall - write a message to users

Synopsis

wall [-g group] [file]

Description

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

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

-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

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

History

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

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