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.TH WRITE 1
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.SH NAME
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write \- send a message to a logged-in user
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBwrite\fR [\fB\-cv\fR] \fIuser\fR [\fItty\fR]\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP 5
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.B \-c
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# Use cbreak mode
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.TP 5
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.B \-v
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# Verbose mode
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP 20
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.B write ast
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# Send a message to ast
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.TP 20
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.B write ast tty00
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# Send a message to ast on tty00
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIWrite\fR lets a user send messages to another logged-in user.
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Lines typed by the user appear on the other user's screen a line at a time
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(a character at a time in the case of cbreak mode).
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The file \fI/usr/adm/wtmp\fR is searched to determine which tty to send to.
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If the user is logged onto more than one terminal, the \fItty\fR argument
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selects the terminal. Type CTRL- D to terminate the command.
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Use ! as a shell escape.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR mail (1).
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