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CHSH(1)				 User Commands			       CHSH(1)

NAME
       chsh - change your login shell

SYNOPSIS
       chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-u] [-v] [username]

DESCRIPTION
       chsh  is	 used  to change your login shell.  If a shell is not given on
       the command line, chsh prompts for one.

       chsh supports non-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if  linked  with
       libuser,	 otherwise  use	 ypchsh, lchsh or any other implementation for
       non-local entries.

OPTIONS
       -s, --shell shell
	      Specify your login shell.

       -l, --list-shells
	      Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.

       -u, --help
	      Display help text and exit.

       -v, --version
	      Display version information and exit.

VALID SHELLS
       chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on  the  sys‐
       tem.   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.

EXIT STATUS
       Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command
       syntax was not valid.

SEE ALSO
       login(1), passwd(5), shells(5)

AUTHOR
       Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>

AVAILABILITY
       The  chsh  command  is  part of the util-linux package and is available
       from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.

util-linux			   July 2009			       CHSH(1)
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