SPWRITE(8)
NAME
spwrite - write messages
SYNOPSIS
spwrite user [ ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Spwrite sends messages to users' terminals in response to the "-w" and
"-A" options of gspl-pr(1). It is used in preference to the write(1)
command as this picks just one (and usually the wrong one!) of the
terminals at which the user may be logged in, and does not display a
suitable name for the originator of messages.
Spwrite takes a list of one or more users as arguments. It sends the
text on standard input to each user's terminal. The message is mailed
to users who cannot be reached. This facility is available for use in
your own software if you wish.
FILES
int-config message file
ENVIRONMENT
- SPHELPDIR
- alternative location for help file directory.
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free
software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
AUTHOR
- John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.