Maybe I'm missing something, or maybe it's only on my system, but I can get my shell with $SHELL echo $SHELL result: /bin/tcsh On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 06:45:39 -0700 (PDT) Shiraz Baig <shiraz_baig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There are two three methods. > One is to check the environments. In that one item > will be the shell. > > Second is to cat /etc/passwd and see the shell that > has been allotted to you. > > The third is run a command, which does not exist. For > example "abc". it will give an error and also the name > of the shell. > bye > shiraz _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list