Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:21:04 -0400 (EDT) From: James Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/13073: Extensions to mesg(1) Message-ID: <199908111221.IAA04687@rac10.wam.umd.edu>
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>Number: 13073
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: Extensions to mesg(1)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Aug 11 05:30:04 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: James Howard
>Release: FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE i386
>Organization:
University of Maryland
>Environment:
FreeBSD byzantine 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #5: Sat Aug 7 23:43:54 GMT 1999 root@byzantine:/usr/src/sys/compile/BYZANTINE i386
>Description:
Often when I am logged in via telnet to a FreeBSD host, I use Lynx to
download files. If it is a large download, the arrival of talk
requests or write messages can mess up the display of Lynx's status.
This patch to mesg(1) will allow you to use "mesg -t tty" report or
change the status of tty instead of the current. I do this often
from a second telnet session.
>How-To-Repeat:
Irrelevant.
>Fix:
diff -c /usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1 /usr/local/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1
*** /usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1 Thu Jul 24 06:59:00 1997
--- /usr/local/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.1 Wed Aug 11 00:36:42 1999
***************
*** 40,45 ****
--- 40,46 ----
.Nd display (do not display) messages from other users
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
+ .Op Fl t Ar tty
.Op Cm n | Cm y
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
***************
*** 54,60 ****
may display messages on the terminal.
.Pp
Options available:
! .Bl -tag -width flag
.It Cm n
Disallows messages.
.It Cm y
--- 55,65 ----
may display messages on the terminal.
.Pp
Options available:
! .Bl -tag -width 8n
! .It Fl t Ar tty
! Report or change the status of
! .Ar tty
! rather than the current terminal.
.It Cm n
Disallows messages.
.It Cm y
diff -c /usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.c /usr/local/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.c
*** /usr/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.c Thu Jul 24 06:59:00 1997
--- /usr/local/src/usr.bin/mesg/mesg.c Wed Aug 11 00:33:53 1999
***************
*** 54,59 ****
--- 54,60 ----
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <err.h>
+ #include <paths.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
***************
*** 70,77 ****
char *tty;
int ch;
! while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "")) != -1)
switch (ch) {
case '?':
default:
usage();
--- 71,82 ----
char *tty;
int ch;
! tty = NULL;
! while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "t:")) != -1)
switch (ch) {
+ case 't':
+ tty = optarg;
+ break;
case '?':
default:
usage();
***************
*** 79,86 ****
argc -= optind;
argv += optind;
! if ((tty = ttyname(STDERR_FILENO)) == NULL)
! err(1, "ttyname");
if (stat(tty, &sb) < 0)
err(1, "%s", tty);
--- 84,93 ----
argc -= optind;
argv += optind;
! if (tty == NULL)
! if ((tty = ttyname(STDERR_FILENO)) == NULL)
! err(1, "ttyname");
! (void)chdir(_PATH_DEV);
if (stat(tty, &sb) < 0)
err(1, "%s", tty);
***************
*** 111,116 ****
static void
usage()
{
! (void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: mesg [y | n]\n");
exit(2);
}
--- 118,123 ----
static void
usage()
{
! (void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: mesg [-t tty] [y | n]\n");
exit(2);
}
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