rcvtty Reference Guide

rcvtty: notify user about message from standard input

command

UNIX command to read message and format for tty (default: scan-like listing)

-form formatfile, more...

scan-like format file for message display

-biff

Notify if biff y used (default: mesg y permission)

-newline (default)

Output a newline character before notice

-nonewline

Don't output newline before notice

-bell (default)

Ring terminal bell before notice

-nobell

Don't ring bell

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