$NetBSD: motd.5,v 1.2 1994/12/28 18:58:53 glass Exp $

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.Dd December 28, 1994 .Dt MOTD 5 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm motd .Nd file containing message(s) of the day .Sh DESCRIPTION The file

a /etc/motd is normally displayed by .Xr login 1 after a user has logged in but before the shell is run. It is generally used for important system-wide announcements.

p Individual users may suppress the display of this file by creating a file named .Dq Pa .hushlogin in their home directories. .Sh FILES l -tag -width /etc/motd -compact t Pa /etc/motd .El .Sh EXAMPLES d -literal Welcome to the University of East Westia Make sure you have a .forward file... 4/17 Machine will be down for backups all day Saturday. .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr login 1