---
name: "faxmsg"
section: "8hylafax"
platform: "linux"
package: "hylafax-server"
version: "1:4.1.1-3.1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/faxmsg/8hylafax"
---

# faxmsg(8hylafax)

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*(5F), *faxabort*(8C), *faxanswer*(8C), *faxquit*(8C)

## AUTHOR

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