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Chapter 1. Linux Pocket Guide > Instant Messaging
1.36. Instant Messaging
| gaim | Instant messaging and IRC client |
| talk | Linux/Unix chat program |
| write | Send messages to a terminal |
| mesg | Prohibit talk and write |
| tty | Print your terminal device name |
Linux provides various ways to send messages to other users on the same machine or elsewhere on the Internet. These range from the ancient programs talk and write, which work over Linux terminal devices (ttys), to more modern Instant Messaging clients like gaim.
