WRITE(1)

NAME
write - write messages to a user's terminal

SYNOPSIS
write username [message]

DESCRIPTION
write writes messages to all terminals belonging to username. If an optional message is included on the command line, then that message is the one sent to the user. If no message is included on the command line, write takes input from standard input until a blank line is encountered. It sends each line of input as it is received.

ERRORS
write returns in error if the user does not exist or if the user is not currently signed on. Executing write with no arguments or with an option argument returns a usage message.

BUGS
Old versions of the GNO multiuser package are incompatible with this version of write; use write version 1.0 if you have not updated the multiuser package.

OTHER
This program is Copyright 1993, 1994 by Leslie M. Barstow III. It may be distributed freely provided it is accompanied by this manpage. write uses routines from the ORCA Libraries, Copyright by ByteWorks, Inc.

AUTHOR
Leslie Barstow, <phoenix@faerealm.faerealm.com>.

FILES
/var/adm/utmp