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.TH ISSUE 5 1993-07-24 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
issue \- prelogin message and identification file
.SH DESCRIPTION
The file
.I /etc/issue
is a text file which contains a message or
system identification to be printed before the login prompt.
It may contain various \fB@\fP\fIchar\fP and \fB\e\fP\fIchar\fP
sequences, if supported by the
.BR getty -type
program employed on the system.
.SH FILES
/etc/issue
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR motd (5),
.BR agetty (8),
.BR mingetty (8)