Mesg Command - Control Terminal Messages | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Control terminal message reception with the mesg command. Manage incoming messages from other users using simple options. 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.
- Check terminal’s openness to write messages:
mesg
- Disallow receiving messages from other users:
mesg n
- Allow receiving messages from other users:
mesg y
- Enable verbose mode, printing a warning if the command is not executed from a terminal:
mesg {{[-v|--verbose]}}