GETUSERSHELL(3)           Linux Programmer's Manual          GETUSERSHELL(3)

NAME         top

       getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get permitted user shells

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <unistd.h>

       char *getusershell(void);

       void setusershell(void);

       void endusershell(void);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       getusershell(), setusershell(), endusershell():
           Since glibc 2.21:
               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
           In glibc 2.19 and 2.20:
               _DEFAULT_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 500)
           Up to and including glibc 2.19:
               _BSD_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 500)

DESCRIPTION         top

       The getusershell() function returns the next line from the file
       /etc/shells, opening the file if necessary.  The line should contain
       the pathname of a valid user shell.  If /etc/shells does not exist or
       is unreadable, getusershell() behaves as if /bin/sh and /bin/csh were
       listed in the file.

       The setusershell() function rewinds /etc/shells.

       The endusershell() function closes /etc/shells.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The getusershell() function returns NULL on end-of-file.

FILES         top

       /etc/shells

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       ┌────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬───────────┐
       │Interface                       │ Attribute     │ Value     │
       ├────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼───────────┤
       │getusershell(), setusershell(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe │
       │endusershell()                  │               │           │
       └────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴───────────┘

CONFORMING TO         top

       4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO         top

       shells(5)

COLOPHON         top

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GNU                              2016-03-15                  GETUSERSHELL(3)

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