1CHSH(1)                          User Commands                         CHSH(1)
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NAME

6       chsh - change your login shell
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SYNOPSIS

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

12       chsh  is  used  to change your login shell.  If a shell is not given on
13       the command line, chsh prompts for one.
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15       chsh is used to change local entries only. Use  ypchsh,  lchsh  or  any
16       other implementation for non-local entries.
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OPTIONS

19       -s, --shell shell
20              Specify your login shell.
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22       -l, --list-shells
23              Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
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26              Print a usage message and exit.
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VALID SHELLS

32       chsh  will  accept the full pathname of any executable file on the sys‐
33       tem.  However, it will issue a warning if the shell is  not  listed  in
34       the  /etc/shells  file.   On  the other hand, it can also be configured
35       such that it will only accept shells listed in this  file,  unless  you
36       are root.
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EXIT STATUS

39       Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command
40       syntax was not valid.
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SEE ALSO

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

46       Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
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AVAILABILITY

49       The chsh command is part of the util-linux  package  and  is  available
50       from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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54util-linux                         July 2009                           CHSH(1)