From c4e19082bc34571838b852008a510a2dc4ea4741 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bridouz Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 11:51:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Create en.md for Changing Shell page --- configuration/changing-shell/en.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 configuration/changing-shell/en.md diff --git a/configuration/changing-shell/en.md b/configuration/changing-shell/en.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..53720f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/configuration/changing-shell/en.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ ++++ +title = "Changing Shell" ++++ +# Changing Shell + +A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a traditional user interface for the Unix operating system and for Unix-like systems. +Users direct the operation of the computer by entering commands as text for a command line interpreter to execute or by creating text scripts of one or more such commands. + +A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter that provides an interface and functionalities for your terminal. 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`. + +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. + +Exemple: +```` +sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami) +```