Linux chsh command parameters and usage detailed

Use Rights: All users

Command: CHSH

Usage:shell>> CHSH

Description: Change the user shell settings

Example:

Shell>> Chsh

changing fihanging shell for User1

Password: [del]

New Shell [/bin/tcsh]: ### [is currently used Shell]

[Del]

Shell>> chsh-l ### Display/etc/shells archive contents

/bin/bash

/bin/sh

/bin/ash

/bin/bsh

/bin/tcsh

/bin/csh

Recommended reading: Select Shell with chsh command

1 I want to know which shells are installed on my machine?

There are two ways to view:

First type:

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ Chsh-l

/bin/sh

/bin/bash

/sbin/nologin

/bin/zsh

The second type:

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ Cat/etc/shells

/bin/sh

/bin/bash

/sbin/nologin

/bin/zsh

In fact, Chsh-l also to view this file.

2 I want to know which shell I am currently using?

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ Echo $SHELL

/bin/bash

Note that the shell must be capitalized. As you can see, the shell I'm currently using is/bin/bash.

3 after zsh, do I see the current shell type still/bin/bash?

Please note that although we have implemented zsh, the so-called "current shell" is a concept of a large environment, for a logged-on user. And our executive Zsh just started a ZSH interpreter program, and it didn't change the big environment. If you want to change the "current Shell", then you still have to use CHSH.

4 I want to change my shell into zsh!.

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ chsh-s/bin/zsh

changing shell for Rocrocket.

Password:

Shell changed.

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$

Use CHSH plus option-S to modify the login shell!

You'll find that you're still outputting/bin/bash when you perform echo $SHELL, because you need to reboot your shell to fully engage in the zsh embrace.

5 chsh-s In the end is changed where?

Let me tell you the secret. Chsh-s actually modified is the/etc/passwd file and your user name corresponds to the line. Now let me look at the following:

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ Cat/etc/passwd|grep ^rocrocket

Rocrocket:x:500:500:rocrocket,china:/rocrocket/psb/home:/bin/zsh

Look! You can see that the last part of the output has become/bin/zsh! The next time you reboot, Linux will read this command to start your shell!

Well, I'm going to get back to work, and I'm going to change the shell/bin/bash I'm familiar with!

[Rocrocket@jb51.net ~]$ chsh-s/bin/bash

changing shell for Rocrocket.

Password:

Shell changed.