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From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim)
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Subject: Suppressing the message of the day.
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Date: Mon, 18-May-87 08:46:10 EDT
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   From: Jeff Forys <forys@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
   Date: 15 May 87 00:47:40 GMT

   In article <1506@uwmacc.UUCP> ejnorman@unix.macc.wisc.edu (Eric Norman) writes:
   > In article <15452@brunix.UUCP> kbb@brunix.UUCP (Karl Berry.) wonders:
   >
   > > Is it possible to suppress the printing of the message of the day at
   >
   > My .login contains "make -f .hushlogin"; I only see it when it changes.

   When what changes?  The file mod time or the *contents* of the file?  At
   boot time, for example, BSD writes the current kernel rev into "/etc/motd".

Or it doesn't. This is done in /etc/rc.local. Many sites have commented
this out because it is a stupid time waster. I think the idea of a
makefile is cute. 

   Unless the machine comes up on a new kernel, "/etc/motd" will be the same,
   but the mod time will have been changed.  If you want "/etc/motd" displayed
   only when the contents change, you might use something like:

	   cmp -s .hushlogin /etc/motd
	   if ( $status ) then
		   cat /etc/motd | tee .hushlogin
	   endif

Of course all this could be in the makefile too. Or perhaps it is
useful to know when the system is rebooted.

BTW, why not `tee .hushlogin < /etc/motd'? Who needs the cat?

   Jeff Forys @ UC/Boulder Engineering Research Comp Cntr (303-492-6096)
   forys@Boulder.Colorado.EDU  -or-  ..!{hao|nbires}!boulder!forys

	(Root Boy) Jim "Just Say Yes" Cottrell	<rbj@icst-cmr.arpa>
Well, O.K.  I'll compromise with my principles because of EXISTENTIAL DESPAIR!

P.S. Obviously Paul Guthrie is using the wrong shell on the wrong UNIX :-)