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Subject: Re: /etc/motd summary
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On 8 September 2014 17:46, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 05:25:31PM -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>> for maximum bikeshed: what about adding a 'motd' command that, I
>> dunno, re-displays the motd? :P
>
> How would someone who didn't know about /etc/motd ever find that?

Putting "Type 'motd' to see this information again" in the motd.


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