TELL

The TELL command enables y ou to send a message from y our job or session to one or more curren tly running sessions. The message appears on the list device of the receiving session, whic h is usually a terminal.

Syntax

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

# Snnn

 

username.acctname 9

 

 

 

2 sessionname3

,

3

 

3

<

2@

3

=22

text

TELL >

>

;

 

>

@.acctname

 

>

 

 

 

:

 

 

;

 

 

 

Parameters

 

Snnn

Speci￿es the session n umber to receive the message.

[sessionname ,]

Speci￿es the name of the session or user to receiv e the message,

username .

and the account name to which the message is directed. This

acctname

parameter is the same as the session iden tity entered with the

 

HELLO command.

@

Speci￿es all sessions.

@.acctname Speci￿es all user names logged on to the accoun t name.

text

Speci￿es message text, preceded b y a space or a semicolon ( ;),

 

that consists of a string of an y ASCII characters. If you do not

 

provide message text, the system still prin ts a FROM message on

 

the target terminal as sho wn:

 

FROM/sessionid

Operation Notes

Usage

You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break mode.

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