tell

Use this command to send a message to one or all users.

Syntax

tell {dest | all} message

Parameters

dest Specifies the user to which this message will be sent. Valid syntax is user@location. Use the command show users to display active user names and locations.
all Sends a broadcast message to all users.
message Text message.

Defaults

None.

Mode

All command modes.

Example

This example shows how to tell all users about a system reset:

System(rw)->show users
  Session  User  Location
  -------- ----- --------------------------
* console  admin console (via com.1.1)
  telnet   rw    134.141.192.18
System(rw)->tell rw@134.141.192.18 “System reset in 15 minutes”

User rw@134.141.192.18 will receive:

Message from admin@console: “System reset in 15 minutes”