NAME
shells
- shell database
DESCRIPTION
The
shells
file contains a list of the shells on the system.
It can be used in conjunction with the Hesiod domain
`shells',
and the
NIS
map
`shells',
as controlled by
nsswitch.conf(5).
For each shell a single line should be present, consisting of the
shell's path, relative to root.
A hash
(``#'')
indicates the beginning of a comment; subsequent
characters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by the
routines which search the file.
Blank lines are also ignored.
FILES
/etc/shells
-
The
shells
file resides in
/etc
.
SEE ALSO
chsh(1),
getusershell(3),
nsswitch.conf(5)
HISTORY
The
shells
file format appeared in
4.3BSDtahoe.
The Hesiod and
NIS
support first appeared in
NetBSD1.4.