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.