fsend user1[, user2][, user3][,... ][message]
fs user1[, user2][, user3][,... ][message]
reply [message]
freply [message]
fr [message]
Send (and its counterparts) display messages on a specified user (or users) terminal(s).
Send (and fsend) take a comma separated list of usernames (or tty devices) to send the message to. If a message is given on the command line, it may be continued (via stdin) by putting a dash as the last argument on the command line. If no message is specified, stdin will be used.
Reply will use the username of the last person to send you a message as the recipient of the current message.
Fsend and freply use shorter headers to cutdown on message output. They work exactly like their counterparts (send and reply) in all other respects.
Shout will send a message to all users on the system. Not for regular use.
As a message is sent to user, it is also written to a save file called ".sends" in the recipients home directory. This file must exist and should be 622 mode for it to be updated correctly. This file is typically cleared on logout.
Fs and fr are finger savers for fsend and freply.
Keith M. Gabryelski (ag@elgar.UUCP)