---
name: "byobu-shell"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "byobu"
version: "5.133-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/byobu-shell"
---

# byobu-shell(1)

Print the message of the day and launch a shell

## NAME

byobu-shell - Print the message of the day and launch a shell

## DESCRIPTION

**byobu-shell** is a simple script that prints the message of the day (/etc/motd) and launches a shell.

$SHELL will be invoked if it exists.  Otherwise, /bin/sh will be used.

- *http://byobu.org*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@byobu.org\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL* on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or in */usr/share/doc/fedora-release-\*/GPL* on Fedora systems, or on the web at *http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt*.