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Diffstat (limited to 'term-utils/agetty.8')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.8 b/term-utils/agetty.8 index 7a0df7804..d77955573 100644 --- a/term-utils/agetty.8 +++ b/term-utils/agetty.8 @@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ Insert the current date. .TP s Insert the system name, the name of the operating system. Same as `uname \-s'. +See also \\S escape code. +.TP +S or S{VARIABLE} +Insert the VARIABLE data from \fI/etc/os-release\fP. If the VARIABLE argument +is not specified then use PRETTY_NAME from the file or the system name (see \\s). +This escape code allows to keep \fI/etc/issue\fP distribution and release +independent. Note that \\S{ANSI_COLOR} is converted to the real terminal +escape sequence. .TP l Insert the name of the current tty line. @@ -378,11 +386,14 @@ the system status file. .B /etc/issue printed before the login prompt. .TP +.B /etc/os-release +operating system identification data. +.TP .B /dev/console problem reports (if syslog(3) is not used). .TP .B /etc/inittab -\fIinit\fP(8) configuration file. +\fIinit\fP(8) configuration file for SysV-style init daemon. .SH BUGS .ad .fi |