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GETUSERSHELL(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | GETUSERSHELL(3) |
NAME¶
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get permitted user shells
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <unistd.h> char *getusershell(void); void setusershell(void); void endusershell(void);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
getusershell(), setusershell(), endusershell():
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.
RETURN VALUE¶
The getusershell() function returns a NULL pointer on end-of-file.
FILES¶
/etc/shells
ATTRIBUTES¶
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))¶
The getusershell(), setusershell() and endusershell() functions are not thread-safe.
CONFORMING TO¶
4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO¶
COLOPHON¶
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