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.TH SHELLS 5  "November 25, 1986"
.UC 5
.SH NAME
shells \- shell database
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIshells\fP 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 ``#'' 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
/etc/shells
.SH "SEE ALSO"
passwd(1), getusershell(3)