Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:22:19 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Richard Belanger <a030058t@bc.seflin.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/mailto.html Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990420181944.11384Z-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <199904202213.SAA24796@bc.seflin.org>
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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Richard Belanger wrote: > I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.7. How do I boot into bash instead the default csh > shell? Which files do I have to modify? How many filesystems does the > latest stable FreeBSD version support? imo, bash stinks, but here's how you use it: cd /usr/ports/shells/bash ; make install edit /etc/shells and add the line: /usr/local/bin/bash to it now as a user run the command "chsh" to change your shell. do not, i repeat, do NOT change your root shell to bash, if the machine ever has problems and can't get to /usr/local/* then you will be royally hosed if you can't log in as root. if you want some more fun, try "zsh" cd /usr/ports/shells/zsh ; make install -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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