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.Dd December 28, 1994
.Dt MOTD 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm motd
.Nd file containing message(s) of the day
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file

a /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.

p
Individual users may suppress the display of this file by
creating a file named
.Dq Pa .hushlogin
in their home directories.
.Sh FILES
l -tag -width /etc/motd -compact t Pa /etc/motd .El
.Sh EXAMPLES
d -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