chsh − change your login shell |
chsh [−s shell] [−l] [−u] [−v] [username] |
chsh is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh prompts for one. |
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. |
−s, −−shell shell |
Specify your login shell. |
−l, −−list-shells |
Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit. |
−u, −−help |
Print a usage message and exit. |
-v, −−version |
Print version information and exit. |
login(1), passwd(5), shells(5) |
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu> |
The chsh command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/. |