mesg
Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, usually from the write command.
See also write
.
More information: https://manned.org/mesg.
- Check terminal's openness to write messages:
mesg
- Disable receiving messages from the write command:
mesg n
- Enable receiving messages from the write command:
mesg y
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