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Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:57:01 UTC
The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=404802777003b7fb37ca8013fe938eaa4de36103
commit 404802777003b7fb37ca8013fe938eaa4de36103
Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-12-14 21:49:33 +0000
Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-01-27 19:55:18 +0000
motd.5: Mention /etc/motd + alignment polish
+ description: Space example by writing a little cleaner
+ files: Align files list width + explain /etc/motd link
MFC after: 3 days
Reviewed by: mhorne, rpokala
Approved by: mhorne (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D48085
---
share/man/man5/motd.5 | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/share/man/man5/motd.5 b/share/man/man5/motd.5
index 5dce1ccd52ae..109fc4e56ca4 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/motd.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/motd.5
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\"
.\" This file is in the public domain.
.\"
-.Dd October 18, 2020
+.Dd December 14, 2024
.Dt MOTD 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ and the contents are written to
can be updated without a system reboot by manually restarting the
motd service after updating
.Pa /etc/motd.template :
-.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
-service motd restart
-.Ed
+.Pp
+.Dl service motd restart
.Pp
Individual users may suppress the display of this file by
creating a file named
@@ -35,7 +34,10 @@ creating a file named
in their home directories or through
.Xr login.conf 5 .
.Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width $HOME/.hushlogin -compact
+.Bl -tag -width "/etc/motd.template" -compact
+.It Pa /etc/motd
+Symbolic link to
+.Pa /var/run/motd .
.It Pa /etc/motd.template
The template file that system administrators can edit.
.It Pa /var/run/motd