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GETUSERSHELL(3)
GETUSERSHELL(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual GETUSERSHELL(3)

NAME

getusershell, setusershell, endusershellget valid user shells

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include < unistd.h>

char *
getusershell( void);

void
setusershell( void);

void
endusershell( void);

DESCRIPTION

The getusershell() function returns a pointer to a valid user shell as defined by the system manager in the shells database as described in shells(5). If the shells database is not available, getusershell() behaves as if /bin/sh and /bin/csh were listed.

The getusershell() function reads the next line (opening the file if necessary); setusershell() rewinds the file; endusershell() closes it.

FILES

/etc/shells

DIAGNOSTICS

The routine getusershell() returns a null pointer (0) on EOF.

HISTORY

The getusershell() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

BUGS

The getusershell() function leaves its result in an internal static object and returns a pointer to that object. Subsequent calls to getusershell() will modify the same object.
January 16, 1999 FreeBSD