Sending a message to online users

flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

I know it's possible, just forgot the command and google hasn't been much help...

I want to be able to send a message to the terminal of another user on the same server that I'm on so that either it pops up in all terminals or just in his terminal. It's trivial and mostly useless, but might be fun to have made available and even save a little time as I'm teaching someone else Linux.

I've seen it done... so I'm a bit frusterated that I can't find the tool under my nose. Thanks for your help. :-)

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befortin · Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 193

You could use the "wall" command.

Celtis · l33t Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 737

flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

Thanks both, that's exactly it. My only question now is, what does wall have to do with sending a message? Anyway, thanks!

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befortin · Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 193

I don't know... Maybe that it has something to do with "wallpaper"?

flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

someone elsewhere decided it stands for write all since write is the command to send to a single person's terminal
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