# ISSUE - prelogin message and identification file - man - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       issue - prelogin message and identification file

## DESCRIPTION
       _/etc/issue_ is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed be‐
       fore 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/motd/5/markdown), [**agetty**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/agetty/8/markdown), [**mingetty**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mingetty/8/markdown)

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