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dos2unix

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Go to http://patorjk.com/software/taag/#p=display&f=Graffiti&t=Cool Linux

You will see a text box at the top of the screen. Type in 2 or 3 words.
Keep it short for the first try.

You will see some ascii text art beneath the sentence you typed in.
There are several different font styles to choose from.

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Copy and paste the ascii banner you just created to your clip board.

Now open a terminal as root (or else you can sudo after you open it)

Ceate a text file user /etc called motd (message of the day)
Paste your text-art into this file. (Usually it won't already exist, if it does just replace it).
Then save this file as /etc/motd

The next time you log in to your console or terminal... viola... instant banner.

Edit the file a second time, leave the ascii art in place but put a couple carriage returns beneath it.

And type in something like...

Anyone caught logging into this system without permission will be flogged with a wet noodle.

Save your motd file again, logout of the terminal/console and then log back in again.

..Yeah, it's an old tip, but it's still cool.
 
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