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.\" $NetBSD: getusershell.3,v 1.10 2004/11/23 04:38:19 lukem Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991, 1993
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.\" @(#)getusershell.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\"
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.Dd November 23, 2004
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.Dt GETUSERSHELL 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getusershell ,
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.Nm setusershell ,
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.Nm endusershell
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.Nd get valid user shells
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In unistd.h
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.Ft char *
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.Fn getusershell void
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.Ft void
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.Fn setusershell void
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.Ft void
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.Fn endusershell void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getusershell
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function
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returns a pointer to a valid user shell as defined by the
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system manager in the shells database as described in
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.Xr shells 5 .
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If the shells database is not available,
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.Fn getusershell
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behaves as if
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.Pa /bin/sh
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and
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.Pa /bin/csh
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were listed.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn getusershell
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function
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reads the next
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line (opening the file if necessary);
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.Fn setusershell
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rewinds the file;
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.Fn endusershell
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closes it.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact
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.It Pa /etc/shells
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.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The routine
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.Fn getusershell
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returns a null pointer (0) on
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.Dv EOF .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
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.Xr shells 5
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getusershell
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function appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Fn getusershell
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function leaves its result in an internal static object and returns
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a pointer to that object.
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Subsequent calls to
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.Fn getusershell
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will modify the same object.
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