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).

7th Edition                                       July 1, 1991                                           AMIN(1)