NAME

issue − issue identification file

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/NUCLEUS

Origin: System V

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/issue contains the issue or project identification to be printed as a login prompt.  This is an ASCII file which is read by program getty and then written to any terminal spawned or respawned from the lines file. 

FILES

/etc/issue

SEE ALSO

getti(1m), login(1). 

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