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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 impor- tant 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 or through login.conf(5). FILES /etc/motd The message of the day. $HOME/.hushlogin Suppresses output of /etc/motd. EXAMPLES FreeBSD 2.1.6.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 29 03:08:31 PST 1996 /home is full. Please cleanup your directories. SEE ALSO login(1), login.conf(5) FreeBSD 13.0 February 13, 1997 FreeBSD 13.0
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