1*075022b3Sagc.\" $NetBSD: shells.5,v 1.8 2003/08/07 10:31:17 agc Exp $ 2b5930afcSjtc.\" 3b5930afcSjtc.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993 4b5930afcSjtc.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 561f28255Scgd.\" 661f28255Scgd.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 761f28255Scgd.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 861f28255Scgd.\" are met: 961f28255Scgd.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 1061f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 1161f28255Scgd.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 1261f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 1361f28255Scgd.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 14*075022b3Sagc.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors 1561f28255Scgd.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 1661f28255Scgd.\" without specific prior written permission. 1761f28255Scgd.\" 1861f28255Scgd.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND 1961f28255Scgd.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 2061f28255Scgd.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 2161f28255Scgd.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 2261f28255Scgd.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 2361f28255Scgd.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 2461f28255Scgd.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 2561f28255Scgd.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 2661f28255Scgd.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 2761f28255Scgd.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 2861f28255Scgd.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 2961f28255Scgd.\" 30b5930afcSjtc.\" @(#)shells.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 3161f28255Scgd.\" 32abda4debSlukem.Dd January 16, 1999 3361f28255Scgd.Dt SHELLS 5 347a1aea16Sgarbled.Os 3561f28255Scgd.Sh NAME 3661f28255Scgd.Nm shells 3761f28255Scgd.Nd shell database 3861f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION 3961f28255ScgdThe 4061f28255Scgd.Nm shells 4161f28255Scgdfile contains a list of the shells on the system. 42abda4debSlukemIt can be used in conjunction with the Hesiod domain 43abda4debSlukem.Sq shells , 44abda4debSlukemand the 45abda4debSlukem.Tn NIS 46abda4debSlukemmap 47abda4debSlukem.Sq shells , 48abda4debSlukemas controlled by 49abda4debSlukem.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 . 50abda4debSlukem.Pp 5161f28255ScgdFor each shell a single line should be present, consisting of the 5261f28255Scgdshell's path, relative to root. 5361f28255Scgd.Pp 5471e62d7dSlukemA hash 5571e62d7dSlukem.Pq Dq \&# 5671e62d7dSlukemindicates the beginning of a comment; subsequent 5761f28255Scgdcharacters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by the 5861f28255Scgdroutines which search the file. 5961f28255ScgdBlank lines are also ignored. 6061f28255Scgd.Sh FILES 6161f28255Scgd.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact 6261f28255Scgd.It Pa /etc/shells 6361f28255ScgdThe 6461f28255Scgd.Nm shells 6561f28255Scgdfile resides in 6661f28255Scgd.Pa /etc . 6761f28255Scgd.El 6861f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO 69e876025cSabs.Xr chsh 1 , 70abda4debSlukem.Xr getusershell 3 , 71abda4debSlukem.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 7261f28255Scgd.Sh HISTORY 7361f28255ScgdThe 7461f28255Scgd.Nm 7561f28255Scgdfile format appeared in 7661f28255Scgd.Bx 4.3 tahoe . 77abda4debSlukem.Pp 78abda4debSlukemThe Hesiod and 79abda4debSlukem.Tn NIS 80abda4debSlukemsupport first appeared in 81abda4debSlukem.Nx 1.4 . 82