---
name: "faxmsg"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "hylafax-server"
version: "3:6.0.7-11.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/faxmsg"
---

# faxmsg(8)

back end to faxabort, faxanswer and faxquit

## NAME

faxmsg - back end to faxabort, faxanswer and faxquit

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/sbin/faxmsg**

## DESCRIPTION

**faxmsg** is never called directly - it is always called by the names **faxabort, faxanswer,** or **faxquit.**

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others), because the original program does not have a manual page.

## SEE ALSO

*hylafax*(5), [*faxabort*(8)](/faxabort/8.md), [*faxanswer*(8)](/faxanswer/8.md), [*faxquit*(8)](/faxquit/8.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dermot Bradley \<bradley@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.