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Command: motd | Section: 5 | Source: NetBSD | File: motd.5
MOTD(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual MOTD(5)
NAME
motd - file containing message(s) of the day
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/motd is normally displayed by login(1) after a user has
logged in but before the shell is run. It is generally used for
important system-wide announcements. During system startup, a line
containing the kernel version string is prepended to this file.
Individual users may suppress the display of this file by creating a file
named ".hushlogin" in their home directories.
FILES
/etc/motd
EXAMPLES
NetBSD 1.0 (SUN_LAMP) #9: Sun Nov 20 22:47:57 PST 1994
Make sure you have a .forward file...
4/17 Machine will be down for backups all day Saturday.
SEE ALSO
login(1)
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 December 28, 1994 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8