Remove default “Last login:” message in Mac OS X terminal

Question

Every time I open a Terminal window, I'm greeted with this message:

Last login: Mon Nov 14 21:00:58 on ttys000

It bothers me a bit. Is there any way to remove this message from when I open a shell?

Lri · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-15 02:53:47Z

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touch ~/.hushlogin

answered Nov 15 '11 at 2:53

Lri

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Kind of... I have a custom MOTD in /etc/motd, is there any way to preserve that while still silencing the Last login: banner? – esqew Nov 15 '11 at 3:13
@esqew I don't know. I didn't find anything in man motd or man login. – Lri Nov 15 '11 at 3:48
This doesn't work on Yosemite, see tons of details and solutions here: stackoverflow.com/q/15769615/6320039 – Ulysse BN Mar 27 '19 at 15:02

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