Msg | \ windows \system32\msg.exe |
Msg is used to send a text message to a single user or all currently logged-on users on any computer on your network. The message will appear as a pop-up message box. Msg accepts the following options:
msg recipient [/server: name ] [/time: sec ] [/v] [/w] [ message ]
Option | Description |
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message | The text message to send. |
recipient | The username, session name, session ID, or filename to receive the message. Specify an asterisk (*) to send a message to all sessions on the specified server. |
/server: name | Specify /server: name to send the message to users on another machine, where name is the name of a Terminal Server. |
/time: sec | Indicates the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for the recipient to acknowledge the message being sent. |
/v | Verbose mode; displays additional information. |
/w | Wait for a response from the recipient, useful with /v. |