Quick Tip: Mute the Terminal Login Message with A .hushlogin File

Today I learned that you can create an empty .hushlogin file in your home directory on macOS and Linux to hide the login message you get when starting up a new terminal window or tab.

I tried this on macOS but it should work on Linux too.

For example, when I start up a new terminal window/tab I see the following message:

After I create the .hushlogin file in my home directory, the login message goes away. First I created the file:

touch ~/.hushlogin

Then I opened a new terminal window to verify that the message no longer shows up:

References:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15769615/remove-last-login-message-for-new-tabs-in-terminal
• https://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/turn-off-the-login-banner-in-linux-unix-with-hushlogin-file/