ISSUE(5) Linux Programmer’s Manual ISSUE(5)
NAME
issue - pre-login 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 mingetty(1).
FILES
/etc/issue
SEE ALSO
mingetty(1), motd(5)
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