issue

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 getty(1).

FILES
       /etc/issue

SEE ALSO
       getty(1), motd(5)



Linux                             1993-07-24                          ISSUE(5)