Name
write — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
writeuser[tty]
The write program is more primitive than talk: it sends lines of text from one logged-in user to
another on the same Mac. It cannot communicate over a network:
➜ write smith
Hi, how are you?
See you later.
^D^D ends the connection.
write is also useful in pipelines
for quick one-off messages:
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