How to change terminal to csh or tcsh as default login

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How to change terminal to csh or tcsh as default login

My hard drive failed & when I reinstalled OS X the terminal default is bash, which i am not familar with. Before the failure I was using the tcsh. How do I make the terminal default login /bin/csh or /bin/tcsh ? Thanks

Power PC G4, Mac OS X (10.4.6), 1.25 GB RAM

Posted on Apr 26, 2006 9:07 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 26, 2006 9:40 AM in response to Stanley Williams

The command 'chsh' will open a config file (in a text editor) that contains an entry that specifies your default shell. Or you can use Netinfo Manager (in Applications/Utilities) to edit the Shell of your user.

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Answer 2

Apr 26, 2006 10:41 AM in response to Bill Scott

Thanks for the reply, but chsh -s /bin/tcsh did not fix it, but it said the netinfo had been updated. However when I quit Terminal and restart it it is still in bash.

What do I chand in netinfo manager?
Thanks

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Answer 3

Camelot

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Apr 26, 2006 11:24 AM in response to Stanley Williams

> What do I chand in netinfo manager?

It's pretty clear in NetInfo Manager.

NetInfo Manager -> Users -> (your username)

Right there in the list is a 'shell' option. Change it to whatever shell you prefer.

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Answer 4

Apr 26, 2006 3:49 PM in response to Bill Scott

Sorry for the delay in getting back to everyone. Thanks to all. The final trick is you have to log off after making the change. It never occurred to me. Everything is now back to normal. Thanks to everyone. You are a great group.

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Answer 5

Bill Scott

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Apr 26, 2006 10:09 AM in response to Stanley Williams

chsh -s /bin/tcsh

or, if you want to live the good life,

chsh -s /bin/zsh

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Answer 6

Apr 26, 2006 11:20 AM in response to Stanley Williams

Try logging out and back in.

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Answer 7

Bill Scott

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Apr 26, 2006 1:38 PM in response to Stanley Williams

Open the terminal preferences and where it says "execute this command", change that line to

/bin/tcsh

and then click the radio button to the left of it.

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