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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