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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/talk.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/talk.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..15580ae3 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/talk.1 @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +.TH TALK 1 local +.SH NAME +talk \- talk to another user +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B talk +.I user +[ +.I ttyname +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Talk +is identical to +.IR write (1) +except that transmission takes place one character at a time, without +waiting for the newline at the end of each line. +.I Talk +copies characters from your terminal to that of +another user. +When first called, +it sends the message +.PP + yourname yourttyname talking... +.PP +The recipient of the message should talk back at this point. +Communication continues until an interrupt (DEL) or EOT (CTRL-d) is sent. +At that point +.I talk +writes `EOT' on the other terminal and exits. +.PP +If you want to talk to a user who is logged in more than once, +the +.I ttyname +argument may be used to indicate the appropriate terminal name. +.PP +Permission to talk may be denied or granted by use of the +.I mesg +command. +At the outset talking is allowed. +Certain commands, in particular +.I nroff +and +.IR pr (1) +disallow messages in order to prevent messy output. +.PP +If the character `!' is found at the beginning of a line, +.I talk +calls the shell to execute the rest of the line as a command. +.PP +The following protocol is suggested for using +.IR talk : +when you first talk to another user, wait for her to +talk back before starting to send. +Each party should end each message with a distinctive +signal \(em \fB(o)\fR +for `over' is conventional \(em so that the other may reply. +.B (oo) +for `over and out' is suggested when conversation +is about to be terminated. +.SH FILES +/etc/utmp to find user +.br +/bin/sh to execute `!' +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR write (1), +.IR mesg (1), +.IR who (1), +.IR mail (1) |
