The man manual describes the/etc/issue file as follows:
The file/etc/issue is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt. it may contain various @ char and \ char sequences, if supported by Getty.
As mentioned above, modifying the/etc/issue file can be used to modify the logon prompt. Modify and save the file, restart, and restart the file,Press the combination keyCTRL + ALT + F1 enter the terminal mode, and you will see the modified prompt.
/Etc/issue-escape code
The issue-file (/etc/issue or the file set with the-F option) may contain in certain escape codes to display the system name, date and time etc. all escape codes consist of a backslash (\) immediately followed by one of the letters explained below.
\ B: Insert the baudrate of the current line.
\ D: Insert the current date.
\ S: Insert the system name, the name of the operating system.
\ L: Insert the name of the current tty line.
\ M: Insert the architecture identifier of the machine, eg. iworkflow
\ N: Insert the nodename of the machine, also known as the hostname.
\ O: Insert the domainname of the machine.
\ R: Insert the release number of the OS, eg. 1.1.9.
\ T: Insert the current time.
\ U: Insert the number of current users logged in.
\ U: Insert the string "1 user" or "users" where is the number of current users logged in.
\ V: Insert the version of the OS, eg. the build-date etc.