AMIN(1)AMIN(1)NAMEamin - notify writers that you are busy
SYNOPSISamin [-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 ALSOmesg(1), finger(1), write(1), huh(1).
7th Edition July 1, 1991 AMIN(1)
