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The basic syntax is:</p> - -<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%"> -<tr> -<td> -<pre class="SCREEN"> -<samp class="PROMPT">%</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">wall [file]</kbd> -</pre> -</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<p>This will result in the contents of [file] being displayed on the terminals of all -currently logged in users. If you don't specify a file, wall will read from standard -input, so you can just type your message, and end with <b class="KEYCAP">Ctrl</b>+<b -class="KEYCAP">d</b>.</p> - -<p><tt class="COMMAND">wall</tt> doesn't have many features, and apart from letting your -users know that you're about to do some serious maintenance to the system, or even reboot -it, so they have time to save their work and log off :)</p> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN5006" name="AEN5006">13.10.2 <tt -class="COMMAND">talk</tt></a></h2> - -<p><tt class="COMMAND">talk</tt>(1) allows two users to chat. It splits the screen in -half, horizontally. To request a chat with another user, use this command:</p> - -<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%"> -<tr> -<td> -<pre class="SCREEN"> -<samp class="PROMPT">%</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">talk <person> [ttyname]</kbd> -</pre> -</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<div class="FIGURE"><a id="FIG-BASIC-NETWORK-COMMANDS-TALK-TALK" -name="FIG-BASIC-NETWORK-COMMANDS-TALK-TALK"></a> -<p><b>Figure 13-7. Two users in a <tt class="COMMAND">talk</tt> session</b></p> - -<p><img src="basic-network-commands/talk.png" /></p> -</div> - -<p>If you specify just a username, the chat request is assumed to be local, so only local -users are queried. The ttyname is required if you want to ring a user on a specific -terminal (if the user is logged in more than once). The required information for <tt -class="COMMAND">talk</tt> can be obtained from the <tt class="COMMAND">w</tt>(1) -command.</p> - -<p><tt class="COMMAND">talk</tt> can also ring users on remote hosts. For the username -you simply specify an email address. <tt class="COMMAND">talk</tt> will try to contact -that remote user on that host.</p> - -<p><tt class="COMMAND">talk</tt> is somewhat limited. It only supports two users and is -half-duplex.</p> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN5033" name="AEN5033">13.10.3 <tt -class="COMMAND">ytalk</tt></a></h2> - -<p><tt class="COMMAND">ytalk</tt>(1) is a backwards compatible replacement for <tt -class="COMMAND">talk</tt>. It comes with Slackware as the <tt class="COMMAND">ytalk</tt> -command. The syntax is similar, but has a few differences:</p> - -<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%"> -<tr> -<td> -<pre class="SCREEN"> -<samp class="PROMPT">%</samp> <kbd -class="USERINPUT">ytalk <username>[#ttyname]</kbd> -</pre> -</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<div class="FIGURE"><a id="FIG-BASIC-NETWORK-COMMANDS-TALK-YTALK" -name="FIG-BASIC-NETWORK-COMMANDS-TALK-YTALK"></a> -<p><b>Figure 13-8. Two users in a <tt class="COMMAND">ytalk</tt> session</b></p> - -<p><img src="basic-network-commands/ytalk.png" /></p> -</div> - -<p>The username and terminal are specified the same as under talk, except you must put -them together with the hash mark (#).</p> - -<p>ytalk offers several advantages:</p> - -<ul> -<li> -<p>It supports more than two users.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p>A menu of options that can be brought up anytime with <kbd -class="USERINPUT">Esc</kbd>.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p>You can shell out while still in the talk session.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p>Plus more...</p> -</li> -</ul> - -<p>If you're a server administrator, you'll want to make sure that the <tt -class="COMMAND">ntalk</tt> port is enabled in <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/inetd.conf</tt>. -<tt class="COMMAND">ytalk</tt> needs that to work properly.</p> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="NAVFOOTER"> -<hr align="LEFT" width="100%" /> -<table summary="Footer navigation table" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" -cellspacing="0"> -<tr> -<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"><a href="basic-network-commands-ftp.html" -accesskey="P">Prev</a></td> -<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="index.html" -accesskey="H">Home</a></td> -<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"><a href="security.html" -accesskey="N">Next</a></td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">FTP Clients</td> -<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="basic-network-commands.html" -accesskey="U">Up</a></td> -<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top">Security</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -</body> -</html> - |