chsh—changes your login shell
chsh [ -s shell ] [ -l ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]
chsh is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh prompts for one. All valid shells are listed in the /etc/shells file.
-s, --shell | Specifies your login shell. | -l, --list-shells | Prints the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exits. | -u, --help | Prints a usage message and exits. | -v, --version | Prints version information and exits. |
Example A.12.
1 $ chsh -l
/bin/bash
/bin/sh
/bin/ash
/bin/bsh
/bin/tcsh
/bin/csh
/bin/ksh
/bin/zsh
2 $ chsh
Changing shell for ellie.
New shell [/bin/sh] tcsh
chsh: shell ust be a full pathname.
EXPLANATION
Lists all available shells on this Linux system. Asks the user to type in the full pathname for a new login shell. Fails unless a full pathname, such as /bin/tcsh, is given.
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