csh \ which $SHELL still gives /bin/bash

Question

I need to switch to c-shell and after installing it via software-center it looks like I am ready to go.

Nevertheless, when I type 'csh' the line changes to %_ I am still not in a c-shell. When typing which $SHELL I get /bin/bash

Also my program is recognizing I am wrong and gives me error messages. I guess there is a simple solution?

thanks in advance

Answer 1

The SHELL environment variable does not indicate what shell you are currently using. It is simply set, when you log in, to the value of the login shell field of /etc/passwd, which in your case is /bin/bash.

If you want to change your login shell, run chsh (change shell).

The login shell set in /etc/passwd controls, among other things, what shell is run when you open a terminal emulator, such as gnome-terminal.

To see what shell you are currently using, try ps -p $$

Answer 2

You need to change your default login shell and there many ways to do this. The command to change shells is --> chsh -s csh <-- will change your login shell to csh. After this it will be nessesary to logout and login to your account. --> Ctl-d <-- is for logout.

Also, you can check out all of the users login shells in the /etc/passwd file. It is the last field in the record and should be /bin/bash now. Be very careful in this file however! Incorrect settings will prevent user login!

Answer 3

To see what shell you are currently using, try echo $0