Miscellaneous
write
Send a message to another logged-in user's terminal.
Synopsis
syntax
write USER [TTY]
Examples
Start writing to alice's terminal
write alice
Write to specific terminal
write alice pts/2
Send one-line message to bob
echo 'Check your email' | write bob
About write
The `write` command send a message to another logged-in user's terminal. Utility commands cover a broad range of everyday tasks from date manipulation and arithmetic to terminal control and system documentation.
These tools fill in the gaps between major categories and are frequently used in shell scripts, cron jobs, and interactive sessions. The command accepts 0 commonly used flags shown above, though the full set of options is available in the man page (`man write`).
The 3 examples on this page cover typical real-world usage patterns that you can copy and adapt for your own workflows.
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