CHSH
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: July 2014
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NAME
chsh - change your login shell
SYNOPSIS
chsh
[-s
shell]
[-l]
[-h]
[-v]
[username]
DESCRIPTION
chsh
is used to change your login shell.
If a shell is not given on the command line,
chsh
prompts for one.
chsh
supports non-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if linked with libuser,
otherwise use ypchsh, lchsh or any other implementation for
non-local entries.
OPTIONS
- -s, --shell shell
-
Specify your login shell.
- -l, --list-shells
-
Print the list of shells listed in
/etc/shells
and exit.
- -h, --help
-
Display help text and exit.
- -v, --version
-
Display version information and exit.
VALID SHELLS
chsh
will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
However, it will issue a warning if the shell is not listed in the
/etc/shells
file.
On the other hand, it can also be configured such that it will
only accept shells listed in this file, unless you are root.
EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
SEE ALSO
login(1),
login.defs(5),
passwd(5),
shells(5)
AUTHOR
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- VALID SHELLS
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- EXIT STATUS
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- SEE ALSO
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- AUTHOR
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- AVAILABILITY
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