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13.2 Communicating with system users
13.2.2 Broadcast messages
The programs wall and rwall allow you to write to all users terminals. This allows you to alert all users about immediate problems or impending shutdowns. You type in the message after invoking the program and end the message with Control-D (^D).
Unix System Administration - 8 AUG 1996
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