---
name: "bntext"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "bnetd"
version: "0.4.19-1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bntext/4"
---

# bntext(4)

Messages for the Unix Battle.Net daemon

## NAME

bnmotd.txt, bnnews.txt - Messages for the Unix Battle.Net daemon

## DESCRIPTION

The file *bnmotd.txt*(4) contains text displayed by [**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md), when users first log into the server.

The file *bnnews.txt*(4) contains text displayed when the user uses the */news* channel command.

The files consit of raw text with printf-style formatting escapes. Each line of a file can contain a type formatter from the following list:

- Within a line, any of the following format formatters may be used:

  ## SEE ALSO

- [**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md)

  ## AUTHOR

- Ross Combs *(ross@bnetd.org*)