HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1 User Commands N-Z (vol 2)

w
write(1) write(1)
<EOT>
Your correspondent sent end-of-file, or you set your terminal to
mesg n and your correspondent tried
to write to you. If you have a
write session established, you can continue to write to your correspon-
dent.
Permission denied.
The user you are trying to write to has denied write permission (with
mesg n).
Warning: You have your terminal set to "mesg -n". No reply possible.
Your terminal is set to
mesg n and the recipient cannot respond to you.
EXAMPLES
By issuing the command:
write matthew
user linda sends a message to user
matthew’s screen. If matthew responds:
write linda
two-way communication between matthew and
linda is established.
FILES
/etc/utmp To find user
/usr/bin/sh To execute ! shell commands
SEE ALSO
elm(1), mail(1), mailx(1), mesg(1), nroff(1), pr(1), sh(1), who(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
write: SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, POSIX.2
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