talk(1N)                         (TCP/IP)                          talk(1N)


   NAME
         talk - talk to another user

   SYNOPSIS
         talk username [ ttyname ]

   DESCRIPTION
         talk is a visual communication program that copies lines from your
         terminal to that of a user on the same or on another host.  username
         is that user's login name.

         The program is architecture dependent; it works only between machines
         of the same architecture.

         If you want to talk to a user who is logged in more than once, the
         ttyname argument may be used to indicate the appropriate terminal
         name.

         When first called, talk sends the message:


               Message from TalkDaemon@ her_machine at time ...
               talk: connection requested by her_name@her_machine
               talk: respond with: talk her_name@her_machine

         to the user you wish to talk to.  At this point, the recipient of the
         message should reply by typing:

               talk  your_name@your_machine

         It does not matter from which machine the recipient replies, as long
         as the login name is the same. Once communication is established, the
         two parties may type simultaneously, with their output appearing in
         separate windows. Typing Ctrl-L redraws the screen, while your erase,
         kill, and word kill characters will work in talk as normal.  To exit,
         just type your interrupt character; talk then moves the cursor to the
         bottom of the screen and restores the terminal.

         Permission to talk may be denied or granted by use of the mesg(1)
         command. At the outset talking is allowed.  Certain commands, such as
         pr(1), disallow messages in order to prevent messy output.

   FILES
         /etc/hosts          to find the recipient's machine
         /var/adm/utmp       to find the recipient's tty

   SEE ALSO
         mail(1), mesg(1), pr(1), who(1), write(1), talkd(1M).





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