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mesg - Control write access to terminal

Overview​

The mesg command control write access to terminal.

Syntax​

mesg [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
mesg

# Get help
mesg --help

# Check version
mesg --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The mesg command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for control write access to terminal.

Refer to the manual page (man mesg) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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