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+.\" $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