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ISSUE(5) Linux Programmer's Manual ISSUE(5)

NAME

     issue - prelogin message and identification file

DESCRIPTION

     /etc/issue  is a text file which contains a message or system identifi-
     cation 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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Linux 1993-07-24 ISSUE(5)