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.TH SHELLS 5 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
shells \- shell database
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I shells
file contains a list of the shells on the system.
For each shell a single line should be present, consisting of the
shell's path, relative to root.
.PP
A hash mark (``#'') 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.
.SH FILES
/etc/shells
.SH "SEE ALSO"
getusershell(3)