ISSUE(5) |
Linux Programmer's Manual |
ISSUE(5) |
NAME
issue - prelogin message and identification file
DESCRIPTION
The file
/etc/issue is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt. It may contain various
@
char and
\
char sequences, if supported by the
getty-type program employed on the system.
FILES
/etc/issue
SEE ALSO
motd(5),
agetty(8),
mingetty(8)
COLOPHON
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