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2.\" chsh.1 -- change your login shell
3.\" (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalente@athena.mit.edu>
4.\"
5.\" this program is free software. you can redistribute it and
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10.\" 1.1.1.1
11.\" 1995/02/22 19:09:23
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13.TH CHSH 1 "October 13 1994" "chsh" "Linux Reference Manual"
14.SH NAME
15chsh \- change your login shell
16.SH SYNOPSIS
17.B chsh
18[\ \-s\ shell\ ] [\ \-l\ ] [\ \-u\ ] [\ \-v\ ] [\ username\ ]
19.SH DESCRIPTION
20.B chsh
21is used to change your login shell.
22If a shell is not given on the command line,
23.B chsh
24prompts for one.
25.SS VALID SHELLS
26.B chsh
27will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
28However, it will issue a warning if the shell is not listed in the
29.I /etc/shells
30file.
31.SH OPTIONS
32.TP
33.I "\-s, \-\-shell"
34Specify your login shell.
35.TP
36.I "\-l, \-\-list-shells"
37Print the list of shells listed in
38.I /etc/shells
39and exit.
40.TP
41.I "\-u, \-\-help"
42Print a usage message and exit.
43.TP
44.I "-v, \-\-version"
45Print version information and exit.
46.SH "SEE ALSO"
47.BR login (1),
48.BR passwd (5),
49.BR shells (5)
50.SH AUTHOR
51Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>