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.Dd 
.Dt SHELLS 5
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm shells
.Nd shell database
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm 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.
.Pp
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.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact
.It Pa /etc/shells
The
.Nm shells
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getusershell 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
file format appeared in
.Bx 4.3 tahoe .