Name
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell — get legal user shells
Synopsis
#include <unistd.h>
char
*getusershell( |
void); |
void
setusershell( |
void); |
void
endusershell( |
void); |
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DESCRIPTION
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.
COLOPHON
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description of the project, and information about reporting
bugs, can be found at
http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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Copyright 1993 David Metcalfe (davidprism.demon.co.uk) Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies. Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical to this one. Since the Linux kernel and libraries are constantly changing, this manual page may be incorrect or out-of-date. The author(s) assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. The author(s) may not have taken the same level of care in the production of this manual, which is licensed free of charge, as they might when working professionally. Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work. References consulted: Linux libc source code Lewine's _POSIX Programmer's Guide_ (O'Reilly & Associates, 1991) 386BSD man pages Modified Sat Jul 24 19:17:53 1993 by Rik Faith (faithcs.unc.edu) |