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Manual Reference Pages  - CHSH (1)

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chsh - change your login shell

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chsh [ -s shell ] [ -l ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]

chsh is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh prompts for one.

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.

-s, --shell
	Specify your login shell.
-l, --list-shells
	Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
-u, --help
	Print a usage message and exit.
-v, --version
	Print version information and exit.

login(1), passwd(5), shells(5)

Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>

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