RE: Shell Question

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel Infinity-ltd com>]

On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Taylor, ForrestX wrote:

> > Hi,
> >
> > Quick Question.  How do I tell what shell I am using and if necessary
> > change it permanently?
>
> echo $SHELL
>
> chsh csh	(change shell to csh temporarily)
>
You must be running a different version of chsh than I am, as this will
try and change the shell for user csh on my system.

chsh [ -s shell ] [ -l ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]

[mikkel@master mikkel]$ chsh --version
util-linux-2.10f

>
> Edit /etc/passwd, and the last entry (after the last : ) will tell you your
> shell [probably /bin/bash]
>
> Forrest
>
For changing the shell, try "chsh" or "chsh -s <full path to shell>".
This will change your shell in /etc/passwd.  For example, to change your
shell to ksh, try "chsh -s /bin/ksh".  You will have to give your
password before the change will be made.

Mikkel
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