GETUSERSHELL
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE FILES CONFORMING TO SEE ALSO
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get legal user shells
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The getusershell() function returns the next line from the file /etc/shells, opening the file if necessary. The line should contain the pathname of a valid user shell. If /etc/shells does not exist or is unreadable, getusershell() behaves as if /bin/sh and /bin/csh were listed in the file.
The setusershell() function rewinds /etc/shells.
The endusershell() function closes /etc/shells.
The getusershell() function returns a NULL pointer on end-of-file.
/etc/shells
BSD 4.3
One page links to endusershell(3):