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msg

Send a message to a specific user or session. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msg.
  • Send a message to a specified user or session:
    msg {{username|session_name|session_id}} {{message}}
  • Send a message from stdin:
    echo "{{message}}" | msg {{username|session_name|session_id}}
  • Send a message to a specific server:
    msg /server:{{server_name}} {{username|session_name|session_id}}
  • Send a message to all users of the current machine:
    msg *
  • Set a delay in seconds for a message:
    msg /time:{{10}}

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