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Mesg

mesg is a Unix command that sets or reports the permission other users have to write to the current user's terminal using the talk and write commands.

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mesg is a Unix command that sets or reports the permission other users have to write to the current user's terminal using the talk and write commands.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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