WALL(1)                    Commands and Applications                   WALL(1)

NAME

       wall - write a message to users

SYNOPSIS

       wall [file]

DESCRIPTION

       Wall  displays the contents of file or, by default, its standard input,
       on the terminals of all currently logged in users.

       Only the super-user can write on the terminals of users who have chosen
       to deny messages or are using a program which automatically denies mes‐
       sages.

SEE ALSO

       mesg(1), talk(1), write(1), shutdown(8)

HISTORY

       A Wall command appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.



GNO                              15 April 1998                         WALL(1)