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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man5/motd.5 b/static/netbsd/man5/motd.5 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3e573922 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man5/motd.5 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: motd.5,v 1.2 1994/12/28 18:58:53 glass Exp $ +.\" +.\" This file is in the public domain. +.\" +.Dd December 28, 1994 +.Dt MOTD 5 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm motd +.Nd file containing message(s) of the day +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The file +.Pa /etc/motd +is normally displayed by +.Xr 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. +.Pp +Individual users may suppress the display of this file by +creating a file named +.Dq Pa .hushlogin +in their home directories. +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /etc/motd -compact +.It Pa /etc/motd +.El +.Sh EXAMPLES +.Bd -literal +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. +.Ed +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr login 1 |
