Reference Guide

send
Send messages to one or all terminal line users.
S4820T
Syntax
send [*] | [line ] | [console] | [vty]
Parameters
* Enter the asterisk character * to send a message to all tty lines.
line Send a message to a specific line. The range is from 0 to 11.
console Enter the keyword console to send a message to the primary
terminal line.
vty Enter the keyword vty to send a message to the virtual terminal.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 6.5.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
Messages can contain an unlimited number of lines; however, each line is limited to 255
characters. To move to the next line, use <CR>. To send the message use CTR-Z; to abort a
message, use
CTR-C.
service timestamps
To debug and log messages, add time stamps. This command adds either the uptime or the current time and date.
S4820T
Syntax
service timestamps [debug | log] [datetime [localtime] [msec]
[show-timezone] | uptime]
To disable timestamping, use the no service timestamps [debug | log]
command.
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