Shell

A shell is Article description::a command-line interpreter that offers a text-based interface to users. It can be used as command-line interface (CLI) on a terminal emulator or as a script interpreter running in the background.

Typically the shell is the first program started after a user logs in at a terminal. The file contains information on the default shell for each user on the system.

Available software
For more shell options see the output of the following command ( required):

Changing the default system shell
System administrators can change the default system shell using.

If it is not installed, emerge the package:

To list possible shell options use:

To set as the default system shell:

Changing a user's shell
The default shell can be changed using the command. To change the default shell for the current user, type and enter a correct path to the new shell. In the example below, a user named is changing his default shell from  to :

can be used by the super user account to change the default shell for any user.