chsh-changes your login shell

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

1. Lists all available shells on this Linux system.

2. 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.