.\" $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 OpenBSD 1.2 (GENERIC) #3: Fri Jun 28 22:47:57 MDT 1996 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