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35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt WALL 1
37.Os BSD 4
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm wall
40.Nd write a message to users
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm wall
43.Op Ar file
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45.Nm Wall
46displays the contents of
47.Ar file
48or, by default, its standard input, on the terminals of all
49currently logged in users.
50.Pp
51Only the super-user can write on the
52terminals of users who have chosen
53to deny messages or are using a program which
54automatically denies messages.
55.Sh SEE ALSO
56.Xr mesg 1 ,
57.Xr talk 1 ,
58.Xr write 1 ,
59.Xr shutdown 8
60.Sh HISTORY
61A
62.Nm
63command appeared in
64.At v7 .
65