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| .TH MOTD 5 1992-12-29 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" |
| .SH NAME |
| motd \- message of the day |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| The contents of |
| .I /etc/motd |
| are displayed by |
| .BR login (1) |
| after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell. |
| .PP |
| The abbreviation "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file |
| has been traditionally used for exactly that (it requires much less disk |
| space than mail to all users). |
| .SH FILES |
| .I /etc/motd |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR login (1), |
| .BR issue (5) |