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.TH WRITE 1 "8 March 1994" GNO "Commands and Applications"
.SH NAME
write \- write messages to a user's terminal
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B write 
.IR username " [" message ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR write
writes messages to all terminals belonging to
.IR username .
If an optional 
.I 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, 
.BR write
takes input from standard input until a blank line is encountered.
It sends each line of input as it is received.
.SH ERRORS
.BR write
returns in error if the user does not exist or if the user is not
currently signed on.  Executing 
.BR write
with no arguments or with an option argument returns a usage message.
.SH BUGS
Old versions of the GNO multiuser package are incompatible with this version of
.BR write ;
use
.BR write
version 1.0 if you have not updated the multiuser package.
.SH 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.
.SH AUTHOR
Leslie Barstow, <phoenix@faerealm.faerealm.com>.
.SH FILES
/var/adm/utmp