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chsh(1) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | VALID SHELLS | EXIT STATUS | AUTHORS | SEE ALSO | REPORTING BUGS | AVAILABILITY 

CHSH(1)                       User Commands                      CHSH(1)

NAME         top

       chsh - change your login shell

SYNOPSIS         top

       chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-h] [-V] [username]

DESCRIPTION         top

       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(1), lchsh(1) or any other
       implementation for non-local entries.

OPTIONS         top

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

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

       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit. The short options -h have been
           used since version 2.30; old versions use deprecated -u.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit. The short options -V have been used
           since version 2.39; old versions use deprecated -v.

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

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

VALID SHELLS         top

       chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the
       system.

       The default behavior for non-root users is to accept only shells
       listed in the /etc/shells file, and issue a warning for root
       user. It can also be configured at compile-time to only issue a
       warning for all users.

EXIT STATUS         top

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

AUTHORS         top

       Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>

SEE ALSO         top

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

REPORTING BUGS         top

       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
       https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.

AVAILABILITY         top

       The chsh command is part of the util-linux package which can be
       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>. This page
       is part of the util-linux (a random collection of Linux
       utilities) project. Information about the project can be found at
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util-linux 2.39.594-1e0ad      2023-07-19                        CHSH(1)

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