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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man8/wall.8 b/static/unix-v10/man8/wall.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..57918100 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man8/wall.8 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +.TH WALL 8 +.CT 1 sa_nonmortals +.SH NAME +wall \- write to all users +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B /etc/wall +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Wall +reads its standard input until an end-of-file. +It then sends this message, +preceded by +`Broadcast Message ...', +to all logged in users. +.PP +The sender should be super-user to override +any protections the users may have invoked. +.SH FILES +.F /etc/utmp +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR write (1) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +`Cannot send to ...' when the open on +a user's tty file fails. |