Section (1) chsh
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.
AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package and is available from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
chsh.1 -- change your login shell (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalenteathena.mit.edu> This program is free software. You can redistribute it and modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. There is no warranty. |