diff --git a/configuration/changing-shell/en.md b/configuration/changing-shell/en.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8de2a5b --- /dev/null +++ b/configuration/changing-shell/en.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ ++++ +title = "Changing Shell" ++++ +# Changing Shell + +When using a terminal session to do stuff from the command-line you're in fact using a Shell. It is an interpreter with an interface for users to interact with. It undertands what you write and processes the command and its related tasks. + +A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter that provides an interface and functionalities for your terminal, one of the most fundamental tool in a Operative System. +With a shell you are able to do a lot of tasks from the command-line : + - Listing files in a directory with the command `ls` + - Creating a directory with the command `mkdir` + - Moving a file with `mv` + - Launching a software from the command-line (`firefox` for example) + - And a lot more useful things that you can do with a graphical interface + + +The most known and used shell in Linux is *bash* as it comes installed and activated on most distribution out-of-the-box. + +Other shells exist, such as : + - Dash + - Fish + - Zsh + +A list of available shells on Solus is in `/usr/share/defaults/etc/shells`. + +In order to use a shell different from _Bash_ you will have to install the proper package for the shell to be able to work. You will find thoses packages in the Software-Center within the _System utilities_ category. +You can also install those packages from the command-line with `sudo eopkg install `: + +Example: +``` +sudo eopkg install fish +``` + +If you want to switch from *bash* to another shell in your terminal you have to use the command `chsh` to do that (alongside installing the proper package for your shell). + +The command is used with `sudo` rights to change the shell for your user session. + +Example: +```` +sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami) +```