How do I use the “talk” program to talk to others on blue.unix?
A12. The following information is included in the talk.doc at http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/unix/docs/talk.doc.html For those wanting to talk to another on the Unix Cluster: 1. From the main menu of Umenu, select “Cluster Commands.” 2. Select “Gather,” 3. Select “Friends.” 4. Enter the ID of the person. If the person is using the Unix Cluster, the command will show information similar to: node4: mst3k pts/3 Feb 2 07:34 (bogus.domain.Vir) The first bit of information shows which “node” of the cluster the other person is using. In this case, it is node number 4. You will need this information later. 5. Press the return key to return to the “Gather” menu. 6. Type “m” then press enter to return to the main menu. 7. Select “Go to Unix” from the main menu. 8. To use the talk command, enter the command: talk ID@node#.unix.virginia.edu where ID is the computing ID of the person to whom you want to talk and node# is the node that person is using. For example, talk mst3k@node4.unix.virgini
