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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 \fI/etc/motd\fP are displayed by
.BR login (1)
after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell.

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
/etc/motd
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR login (1),
.BR issue (5)
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	25	.TH MOTD 5 1992-12-29 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
	26	.SH NAME
	27	motd \- message of the day
	28	.SH DESCRIPTION
c13182ef	29	The contents of \fI/etc/motd\fP are displayed by
fea681da MK	30	.BR login (1)
	31	after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell.
	32
	33	The abbreviation "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file
	34	has been traditionally used for exactly that (it requires much less disk
	35	space than mail to all users).
	36	.SH FILES
	37	/etc/motd
47297adb	38	.SH SEE ALSO
fea681da MK	39	.BR login (1),
fea681da MK	40	.BR issue (5)