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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(1), lchsh(1)
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. The short options -h have been used since version 2.30; old versions use
deprecated -u.
-V, --version
Print version and exit. The short options -V have been used since version 2.39; old versions use deprecated
-v.
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Print version and exit.
VALID SHELLS
chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
The default behavior for non-root users is to accept only shells listed in the /etc/shells file, and issue a
warning for root user. It can also be configured at compile-time to only issue a warning for all users.
EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
AUTHORS
[34mSalvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
SEE ALSO
login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at [34mhttps://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from [34mLinux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.39 2023-03-23 CHSH(1)
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(1), lchsh(1)
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. The short options -h have been used since version 2.30; old versions use
deprecated -u.
-V, --version
Print version and exit. The short options -V have been used since version 2.39; old versions use deprecated
-v.
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Print version and exit.
VALID SHELLS
chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
The default behavior for non-root users is to accept only shells listed in the /etc/shells file, and issue a
warning for root user. It can also be configured at compile-time to only issue a warning for all users.
EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
AUTHORS
[34mSalvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
SEE ALSO
login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at [34mhttps://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from [34mLinux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.39 2023-03-23 CHSH(1)