Write (Unix)
write
can refer to several Unix commands. All known variations of write
are used to write messages to another user. The most popular variation sends a message directly to another user's TTY.
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“Historians desiring to write the actions of men, ought to set down the simple truth, and not say anything for love or hatred; also to choose such an opportunity for writing as it may be lawful to think what they will, and write what they think, which is a rare happiness of the time.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (15521618)