diff --git a/pages/linux/write.md b/pages/linux/write.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..37877e0d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/write.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# write + +> Write a message on the terminal of a specified logged in user (ctrl-C to stop writing messages). +> Use the `who` command to find out all terminal_ids of all active users active on the system. + +- Send a message to a given user on a given terminal id: + +`write {{username}} {{terminal_id}}` + +- Send message to "testuser" on terminal "/dev/tty/5": + +`write {{testuser}} {{tty/5}}` + +- Send message to "jhondoe" on pseudo terminal "/dev/pts/5": + +`write {{jhondoe}} {{pts/5}}`