Control Terminal Messages - Mesg Command | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Control terminal message receiving with Mesg. Allow or disallow messages from the write command, enhancing terminal privacy. Free online tool, no registration required.
mesg
Check or set a terminal’s ability to receive messages from other users, usually from the
writecommand. See also:write,talk. More information: https://manned.org/mesg.1p.
- Check terminal’s openness to write messages:
mesg
- Disallow receiving messages from the write command:
mesg n
- Allow receiving messages from the write command:
mesg y
