1CHSH(1)                     Linux Reference Manual                     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   VALID SHELLS
16       chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on  the  sys‐
17       tem.   However,  it  will issue a warning if the shell is not listed in
18       the /etc/shells file.  On the other hand, it  can  also  be  configured
19       such  that  it  will only accept shells listed in this file, unless you
20       are root.
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OPTIONS

23       -s, --shell shell
24              Specify your login shell.
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26       -l, --list-shells
27              Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
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30              Print a usage message and exit.
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SEE ALSO

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

39       Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
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AVAILABILITY

42       The chsh command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is  available
43       from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.
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47chsh                            7 October 1998                         CHSH(1)