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.\"     Title: chsh
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.23
.\"      Date: 2024-07-04
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.40.2
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "CHSH" "1" "2024-07-04" "util\-linux 2.40.2" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
chsh \- change your login shell
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBchsh\fP [\fB\-s\fP \fIshell\fP] [\fB\-l\fP] [\fB\-h\fP] [\fB\-V\fP] [\fIusername\fP]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBchsh\fP is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, \fBchsh\fP prompts for one.
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\fBchsh\fP supports non\-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if linked with libuser, otherwise use \fBypchsh\fP(1), \fBlchsh\fP(1) or any other implementation for non\-local entries.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-shell\fP \fIshell\fP
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Specify your login shell.
.RE
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\fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-list\-shells\fP
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Print the list of shells listed in \fI/etc/shells\fP and exit.
.RE
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit. The short options \fB\-h\fP have been used since version 2.30; old versions use
deprecated \fB\-u\fP.
.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Print version and exit. The short options \fB\-V\fP have been used since version 2.39; old versions use
deprecated \fB\-v\fP.
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
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Display help text and exit.
.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
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Print version and exit.
.RE
.SH "VALID SHELLS"
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\fBchsh\fP will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
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The default behavior for non\-root users is to accept only shells listed in the \fI/etc/shells\fP file, and issue a warning for root user. It can also be configured at compile\-time to only issue a warning for all users.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
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Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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.MTO "svalente\(atmit.edu" "Salvatore Valente" ""
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBlogin\fP(1),
\fBlogin.defs\fP(5),
\fBpasswd\fP(5),
\fBshells\fP(5)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBchsh\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."