SHELL

Default login shell of the user.

Ubuntu Debian Arch Fedora CentOS SUSE Alpine macOS FreeBSD

Verified: 2026-05-12

Syntax

$echo $SHELL

Examples

$echo $SHELL

$chsh -s /bin/zsh

Typical use cases

Standard usage

SHELL --help

Note Shows login shell, not always the currently running subshell.

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