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SHELLS(5)		      File Formats Manual		     SHELLS(5)

NAME
       shells -- shell database

DESCRIPTION
       The  shells file	contains a list	of the shells on the system.  For each
       shell a single line should be present, consisting of the	shell's	 path,
       relative	to root.

       A  hash	mark  (``#'') indicates	the beginning of a comment; subsequent
       characters up to	the end	of the line are	not interpreted	 by  the  rou-
       tines which search the file.  Blank lines are also ignored.

FILES
       /etc/shells  The	shells file resides in /etc.

SEE ALSO
       getusershell(3)

HISTORY
       The shells file format appeared in 4.3BSD-Tahoe.

FreeBSD	14.3			 June 5, 1993			     SHELLS(5)

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