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AMIN(1)			    General Commands Manual		       AMIN(1)

NAME
       amin - notify writers that you are busy

SYNOPSIS
       amin [-ynesp] command [args...]

DESCRIPTION
       Amin is used when you don't want	to be written while running a command.
       It  runs	 the command given normally.  If your message permissions (see
       mesg(1))	are off, it does nothing much else.  If	your messages are  on,
       people  writing	you  with write(1) will	be warned that you are running
       that command and	will be	given the opportunity to  change  their	 minds
       about writing you.

       The  -n	option	may be used to turn your messages entirely off for the
       duration	of the execution of command.   People  writing	you  will  get
       "Permission  denied".   The -y option turns your	message	permissions on
       for the duration	of the execution of the	command.  The -e may  be  used
       after  either  -n  or  -y  to  indicate	that  the logins listed	in the
       .yeswrite or the	.nowrite files respectively are	exceptions to the mes-
       sage permissions	set.  The default is -s	which leaves your message per-
       missions	in their original state.  In any case, after  the  command  is
       complete, your permissions will be restored to the original state.

       The  -p flag causes all telegrams sent to you while the command is run-
       ning to be saved.  They are displayed as	soon as	the  command  is  com-
       plete.  If used with the	-n flag, writes	are refused, but telegrams are
       still saved.

       If  you	have designated	yourself as a helper, you will still be	marked
       on the finger(1)	output as a helper while you are running amin but peo-
       ple doing ``write help''	will not be connected to you, even if you have
       the helper flag set to ``Y''.

AUTHOR
       Jan Wolter

FILES
       /etc/wrttmp    to find message permissions
       /etc/utmp to find user

SEE ALSO
       mesg(1),	finger(1), write(1), huh(1).

7th Edition			 July 1, 1991			       AMIN(1)

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