.TH ADD-SHELL 8 "12 May 2011" .SH NAME add-shell \- add shells to the list of valid login shells .SH SYNOPSIS .B add-shell .I shellname .RI [ shellname ...] .SH DESCRIPTION .B add-shell copies \fI/etc/shells\fR to \fI/etc/shells.tmp\fR, adds the given shells to this file if they are not already present, and copies this temporary file back to \fI/etc/shells\fR. The shells must be provided by their full pathnames. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR shells (5)