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SHELLS(5)		    BSD	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 routines
     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.

BSD				 June 5, 1993				   BSD

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