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
       message permissions set.  The default is -s which leaves  your  message  permissions  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  running  to  be  saved.   They  are
       displayed  as  soon  as  the  command  is  complete.   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 people 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).