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chsh
chsh [options] [username]
Change your login shell, either interactively or on the command line. Warn if shell does not exist in /etc/shells. Specify the full path to the shell. chsh prompts for your password. Only a privileged user can change another user's shell.
Options
Print valid shells, as listed in /etc/shells, and then exit.
Specify new login shell.
Print help message and then exit.
Print version information and then exit.
Example
chsh -s /bin/tcsh
