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I have selected Fish to be my login shell, I'm afraid to log out :( (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Something tells me Fish is not a capable login shell? It was in /etc/shells, but that does not mean it's a login shell right? Would any shell with job control be a login shell? I'm really scared to logout! Any help is appreciated.

PS: What happens if I choose a shell with no job control whatsover, like Marsh, the shell I've been making lately (it has JC, but let's say it doesn't!) a my login shell after force-adding it to '/etc/shells'? What a design flaw! Or is it?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fish works fine as a login shell. If you're worried, you can create a temporary new user with fish as a login shell and test it before switching your current one.