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diff --git a/term-utils/mesg.1 b/term-utils/mesg.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cafb57e --- /dev/null +++ b/term-utils/mesg.1 @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +'\" t +.\" Title: mesg +.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section] +.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20 +.\" Date: 2023-11-21 +.\" Manual: User Commands +.\" Source: util-linux 2.39.3 +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "MESG" "1" "2023-11-21" "util\-linux 2.39.3" "User Commands" +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' +.ss \n[.ss] 0 +.nh +.ad l +.de URL +\fI\\$2\fP <\\$1>\\$3 +.. +.als MTO URL +.if \n[.g] \{\ +. mso www.tmac +. am URL +. ad l +. . +. am MTO +. ad l +. . +. LINKSTYLE blue R < > +.\} +.SH "NAME" +mesg \- display (or do not display) messages from other users +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.sp +\fBmesg\fP [\fIoption\fP] [\fBn\fP|\fBy\fP] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.sp +The \fBmesg\fP utility is invoked by a user to control write access others have to the terminal device associated with standard error output. If write access is allowed, then programs such as \fBtalk\fP(1) and \fBwrite\fP(1) may display messages on the terminal. +.sp +Traditionally, write access is allowed by default. However, as users become more conscious of various security risks, there is a trend to remove write access by default, at least for the primary login shell. To make sure your ttys are set the way you want them to be set, \fBmesg\fP should be executed in your login scripts. +.sp +The \fBmesg\fP utility silently exits with error status 2 if not executed on a terminal. In this case executing \fBmesg\fP is pointless. The command line option \fB\-\-verbose\fP forces \fBmesg\fP to print a warning in this situation. This behaviour has been introduced in version 2.33. +.SH "ARGUMENTS" +.sp +\fBn\fP +.RS 4 +Disallow messages. +.RE +.sp +\fBy\fP +.RS 4 +Allow messages to be displayed. +.RE +.sp +If no arguments are given, \fBmesg\fP shows the current message status on standard error output. +.SH "OPTIONS" +.sp +\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP +.RS 4 +Explain what is being done. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP +.RS 4 +Display help text and exit. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP +.RS 4 +Print version and exit. +.RE +.SH "EXIT STATUS" +.sp +The \fBmesg\fP utility exits with one of the following values: +.sp +\fB0\fP +.RS 4 +Messages are allowed. +.RE +.sp +\fB1\fP +.RS 4 +Messages are not allowed. +.RE +.sp +\fB>1\fP +.RS 4 +An error has occurred. +.RE +.SH "FILES" +.sp +\fI/dev/[pt]ty*\fP, \fI/dev/pts/[0\-9]*\fP +.SH "HISTORY" +.sp +\fBmesg\fP (I) appears in the UNIX Programmer\(cqs Manual. +It used to invert the current state with no argument before Version 7 AT&T UNIX. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.sp +\fBlogin\fP(1), +\fBtalk\fP(1), +\fBwrite\fP(1), +\fBwall\fP(1), +\fBxterm\fP(1) +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +.sp +For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c +.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "." +.SH "AVAILABILITY" +.sp +The \fBmesg\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c +.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/term-utils/mesg.1.adoc b/term-utils/mesg.1.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81af64c --- /dev/null +++ b/term-utils/mesg.1.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual +//// +Copyright (c) 1987, 1990, 1993 + The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +are met: +1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software + must display the following acknowledgement: + This product includes software developed by the University of + California, Berkeley and its contributors. +4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors + may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software + without specific prior written permission. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +SUCH DAMAGE. + + @(#)mesg.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 +//// += mesg(1) +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: User Commands +:man source: util-linux {release-version} +:page-layout: base +:command: mesg + +== NAME + +mesg - display (or do not display) messages from other users + +== SYNOPSIS + +*mesg* [_option_] [*n*|*y*] + +== DESCRIPTION + +The *mesg* utility is invoked by a user to control write access others have to the terminal device associated with standard error output. If write access is allowed, then programs such as *talk*(1) and *write*(1) may display messages on the terminal. + +Traditionally, write access is allowed by default. However, as users become more conscious of various security risks, there is a trend to remove write access by default, at least for the primary login shell. To make sure your ttys are set the way you want them to be set, *mesg* should be executed in your login scripts. + +The *mesg* utility silently exits with error status 2 if not executed on a terminal. In this case executing *mesg* is pointless. The command line option *--verbose* forces *mesg* to print a warning in this situation. This behaviour has been introduced in version 2.33. + +== ARGUMENTS + +*n*:: +Disallow messages. + +*y*:: +Allow messages to be displayed. + +If no arguments are given, *mesg* shows the current message status on standard error output. + +== OPTIONS + +*-v*, *--verbose*:: +Explain what is being done. + +include::man-common/help-version.adoc[] + +== EXIT STATUS + +The *mesg* utility exits with one of the following values: + +*0*:: +Messages are allowed. +*1*:: +Messages are not allowed. +*>1*:: +An error has occurred. + +== FILES + +_/dev/[pt]ty*_, _/dev/pts/[0-9]*_ + +== HISTORY + +*mesg* (I) appears in the UNIX Programmer's Manual. +It used to invert the current state with no argument before Version 7 AT&T UNIX. + +== SEE ALSO + +*login*(1), +*talk*(1), +*write*(1), +*wall*(1), +*xterm*(1) + +include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] + +include::man-common/footer.adoc[] + +ifdef::translation[] +include::man-common/translation.adoc[] +endif::[] |