RSC/MP Installation and Configuration Guide
RSCCOM Command Reference
TELL Command
alias-type 
Defines the type of the alias that follows, either GROUP or SESSION. 
GROUP 
Sends the message to the group of workstation sessions with the  
GROUP_ALIAS option equal to alias. 
SESSION 
Sends the message to a workstation session with the SESSION_ALIAS option 
equal to alias. 
alias 
Defines which sessions receive the message-text. When the type is equal to 
GROUP, the message-text is sent to all remote sessions whose TERM_NAME 
matches term-name and GROUP_ALIAS option matches alias. When the type 
is equal to SESSION, a message is sent to all remote sessions whose 
TERM_NAME matches term-name and SESSION_ALIAS option matches 
alias. The asterisk (*) specifies all sessions or groups. 
message-text 
The message to send to the remote workstation(s). The message can be a 
maximum of 80 characters in length. 
Examples: 
The following example sends the message ―Hello out there‖ to the sessions within 
workstation TERM01 whose GROUP_ALIAS value equals RSCTEST: 
1(( TELL TERM01 GROUP RSCTEST Hello out there 
The following example sends the message ―Hello out there‖ to all workstations whose 
GROUP_ALIAS value equals RSCTEST: 
2(( TELL * GROUP RSCTEST Hello out there 
The following example sends the message ―Hello out there‖ to the session within 
workstation TERM01 whose SESSION_ALIAS value equals RSCTEST: 
3(( TELL TERM01 SESSION RSCTEST Hello out there 
The following example sends the message ―Hello out there‖ to all workstations whose 
SESSION_ALIAS value equals RSCTEST: 
4(( TELL * SESSION RSCTEST Hello out there
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