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            "text": "# shells(5) (man)\n\n**Summary:** shells - pathnames of valid login shells\n\n## Examples\n\n- `/etc/shells may contain the following paths:`\n- `/bin/sh`\n- `/bin/bash`\n- `/bin/csh`\n\n## See Also\n\n- chsh(1)\n- getusershell(3)\n- pamshells(8)\n\n## Section Outline\n\n- **NAME** (2 lines)\n- **DESCRIPTION** (7 lines)\n- **FILES** (2 lines)\n- **EXAMPLES** (6 lines)\n- **SEE ALSO** (2 lines)\n- **COLOPHON** (7 lines)\n\n## Full Content\n\n### NAME\n\nshells - pathnames of valid login shells\n\n### DESCRIPTION\n\n/etc/shells  is  a  text  file which contains the full pathnames of valid login shells.  This\nfile is consulted by chsh(1) and available to be queried by other programs.\n\nBe aware that there are programs which consult this file to find out if a user  is  a  normal\nuser;  for  example,  FTP  daemons traditionally disallow access to users with shells not in‐\ncluded in this file.\n\n### FILES\n\n/etc/shells\n\n### EXAMPLES\n\n/etc/shells may contain the following paths:\n\n/bin/sh\n/bin/bash\n/bin/csh\n\n### SEE ALSO\n\nchsh(1), getusershell(3), pamshells(8)\n\n### COLOPHON\n\nThis page is part of release 5.10 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A  description  of  the\nproject,  information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found\nat https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.\n\n\n\n2020-06-09                                    SHELLS(5)\n\n"
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