mesg — Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, usually from the `write` com

How to use the mesg command: Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, usually from the write command. See also: write, talk. More information: <https://manned.org/mesg.1p>.

mesg — Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, usually from the write command. 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

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