chsh

Change login shell

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Shell must be listed in /etc/shells and installed, otherwise login fails.

What it does

Changes the login shell. See the flags and examples below, and run `man chsh` for the full reference.

Examples

chsh -s /bin/zshUse zsh · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Users, Permissions & Security

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man chsh for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.