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wall

Write a message on the terminals of users currently logged in. More information: https://manned.org/wall.
  • Send a message:
    wall {{message}}
  • Send a message to users that belong to a specific group:
    wall --group {{group_name}} {{message}}
  • Send a message from a file:
    wall {{file}}
  • Send a message with timeout (default 300):
    wall --timeout {{seconds}} {{file}}

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