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1 | .TH CHSH 1 "1 Feb 1988" "Project Athena" | |
2 | \" RCSID: $Header$ | |
3 | .SH NAME | |
4 | chsh \- change user login shell | |
5 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
6 | .B chsh | |
7 | [ username ] | |
8 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
9 | This command changes the login shell associated with | |
10 | .IR username | |
11 | (your own name by default). | |
12 | If no command interpreter is specified, then the login shell reverts | |
13 | to the default login shell | |
14 | .B /bin/sh. | |
15 | While you can specify any program as a command interpreter, be | |
16 | cautious about specifying a program that won't let you change your | |
17 | login shell to something else (i.e., a noninteractive program like | |
18 | "date"). | |
19 | .PP | |
20 | When invoked, | |
21 | .B chsh | |
22 | displays the current shell, and prompts for the new one. | |
23 | .PP | |
24 | The actual change will take place a couple of hours later. | |
25 | Users may only change their own information unless they are | |
26 | Moira database administrators. | |
27 | .SH AUTHOR | |
28 | Emanuel 'Jay' Berkenbilt | |
29 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
30 | moira(1), | |
31 | Moira section of the Project Athena Technical Plan |