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32*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Dd November 23, 2004
33*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Dt GETUSERSHELL 3
34*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Os
35*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh NAME
36*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nm getusershell ,
37*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nm setusershell ,
38*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nm endusershell
39*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nd get valid user shells
40*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh LIBRARY
41*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Lb libc
42*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh SYNOPSIS
43*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.In unistd.h
44*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Ft char *
45*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell void
46*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Ft void
47*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn setusershell void
48*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Ft void
49*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn endusershell void
50*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh DESCRIPTION
51*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
52*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
53*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction
54*2fe8fb19SBen Grasreturns a pointer to a valid user shell as defined by the
55*2fe8fb19SBen Grassystem manager in the shells database as described in
56*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr shells 5 .
57*2fe8fb19SBen GrasIf the shells database is not available,
58*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
59*2fe8fb19SBen Grasbehaves as if
60*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Pa /bin/sh
61*2fe8fb19SBen Grasand
62*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Pa /bin/csh
63*2fe8fb19SBen Graswere listed.
64*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Pp
65*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
66*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
67*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction
68*2fe8fb19SBen Grasreads the next
69*2fe8fb19SBen Grasline (opening the file if necessary);
70*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn setusershell
71*2fe8fb19SBen Grasrewinds the file;
72*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn endusershell
73*2fe8fb19SBen Grascloses it.
74*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh FILES
75*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact
76*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.It Pa /etc/shells
77*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.El
78*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
79*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe routine
80*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
81*2fe8fb19SBen Grasreturns a null pointer (0) on
82*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Dv EOF .
83*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh SEE ALSO
84*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
85*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr shells 5
86*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh HISTORY
87*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
88*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
89*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction appeared in
90*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Bx 4.3 .
91*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh BUGS
92*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
93*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
94*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction leaves its result in an internal static object and returns
95*2fe8fb19SBen Grasa pointer to that object.
96*2fe8fb19SBen GrasSubsequent calls to
97*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn getusershell
98*2fe8fb19SBen Graswill modify the same object.
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