[aquaclear]

I would like to replace the tcsh shell with bash so everytime I start the terminal, it will be bash and not tcsh.

Are there any other things I will need to do once I change the default? I use fink and so I assume I will need to change the .crsh file to say .../sh instead of .../csh

Thanks

[phidauex]

Check out this link:

http://www.savagetranscendental.com/tip3.html

In short, go into /Applications/Utilities/NetInfo Manager, click on 'Users', click on your username, scroll the bottom pane down until you find the 'Default Shell' property, double click /bin/tcsh, and change it to /bin/bash!

the .cshrc file only handles configuration options for tcsh, not for bash. Bash is configured with .bashrc, or /etc/profile for systemwide changes.

For fink, you'll need to add this line to your .bashrc file in your home directory:

source /sw/bin/init.sh

Ta da, you are now bourne again! Welcome to my favorite shell. (Not trying to start a war though, I know some people really dig tcsh or zsh, and thats cool too! Its MLK day after all, there is room for every shell. )

peace,
sam

[phidauex]

oops, double post.

[aquaclear]

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the help. By chance does anyone know how to do this through cli? Changing tcsh -> bash that is.

Thanks

[int69h]

On most Unix variants you would use chsh. I'm not sure if Apple has setup chsh to modify netinfo. Give it a try and let us know the results.

[pat++]

Originally posted by aquaclear:
Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the help. By chance does anyone know how to do this through cli? Changing tcsh -> bash that is.

Thanks

As far as I know, chsh will only change the local passwd file and not netinfo. To update netinfo use the following lines :

sudo niutil -destroyprop . /users/username shell
sudo niutil -createprop . /users/username shell /bin/bash

and replace 'username' with your login name.

[int69h]

Thanks for the info Pat. Maybe Apple should nuke chsh and replace it with a shell script.