| 1 | .TH CHSH 1 2/24/79 |
| 2 | .UC |
| 3 | .SH NAME |
| 4 | chsh \- change default login shell |
| 5 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 6 | .B chsh |
| 7 | name |
| 8 | [ |
| 9 | shell |
| 10 | ] |
| 11 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
| 12 | .I Chsh |
| 13 | is a command similar to |
| 14 | .IR passwd (1) |
| 15 | except that it is used to change the login shell field of the password |
| 16 | file rather than the password entry. |
| 17 | If no |
| 18 | .I shell |
| 19 | is specified |
| 20 | then the shell reverts to the default login shell |
| 21 | .I /bin/sh. |
| 22 | Currently only |
| 23 | .I /bin/csh |
| 24 | can be specified as the shell unless you are the super-user. |
| 25 | .PP |
| 26 | An example use of this command would be |
| 27 | .PP |
| 28 | .DT |
| 29 | chsh bill /bin/csh |
| 30 | .SH SEE\ ALSO |
| 31 | csh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5) |