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NAME

6       chsh - change your login shell
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SYNOPSIS

9       chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-h] [-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 supports non-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if  linked  with
16       libuser,  otherwise  use  ypchsh, lchsh or any other implementation for
17       non-local entries.
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OPTIONS

20       -s, --shell shell
21              Specify your login shell.
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23       -l, --list-shells
24              Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
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26       -h, --help
27              Display help text and exit.
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29       -v, --version
30              Display version information and exit.
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VALID SHELLS

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

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

44       login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)
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AUTHOR

47       Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
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AVAILABILITY

50       The  chsh  command  is  part of the util-linux package and is available
51       from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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55util-linux                         July 2014                           CHSH(1)