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getusershell(3C)	 Standard C Library Functions	      getusershell(3C)

NAME
       getusershell, setusershell, endusershell	- get legal user shells

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<unistd.h>

       char *getusershell(void);

       void setusershell(void);

       void endusershell(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The  getusershell() function returns a pointer to a legal user shell as
       defined by the system manager in	the file /etc/shells.  If  /etc/shells
       does  not  exist, the following locations of the	standard system	shells
       are used	in its place:

       /bin/bash		  /bin/csh
       /bin/jsh			  /bin/ksh
       /bin/pfcsh		  /bin/pfksh
       /bin/pfsh		  /bin/sh
       /bin/tcsh		  /bin/zsh
       /sbin/jsh		  /sbin/pfsh
       /sbin/sh			  /usr/bin/bash
       /usr/bin/csh		  /usr/bin/jsh
       /usr/bin/ksh		  /usr/bin/pfcsh
       /usr/bin/pfksh		  /usr/bin/pfsh
       /usr/bin/sh		  /usr/bin/tcsh
       /usr/bin/zsh		  /usr/xpg4/bin/sh

       The getusershell() function opens the file /etc/shells, if  it  exists,
       and returns the next entry in the list of shells.

       The setusershell() function rewinds the file or the list.

       The  endusershell()  function closes the	file, frees any	memory used by
       getusershell() and setusershell(), and rewinds the file /etc/shells.

RETURN VALUES
       The getusershell() function returns a null pointer on EOF.

BUGS
       All information is contained in memory that may be freed	with a call to
       endusershell(), so it must be copied if it is to	be saved.

SunOS 5.10			  30 Aug 2004		      getusershell(3C)

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