---
name: "talk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "inetutils"
version: "2.8-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/talk"
---

# talk(1)

Talk client

## NAME

talk - Talk client

## SYNOPSIS

**talk** \[*OPTION*...\] *person* \[*ttyname*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Talk to another user.

- \-?, **--help**

  give this help list

- **--usage**

  give a short usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  print program version

## AUTHOR

Written by Kipp Hickman, Clem Cole, and Peter Moore.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-inetutils@gnu.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

talkd(1)

The full documentation for **talk** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **talk** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info talk**

should give you access to the complete manual.