How do I set my shell in Mac OS X?

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I know I can set "Shells open with" in the Terminal preferences, but I'm curious if there's any system-wide way of setting this (similar to updating /etc/passwd in some Unixes).

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Use the utility like so: Apple has changed a bit on Mac OS X compared to the you'd see in Linux for example. You can read up on theirs in the chsh Mac OS X Man Page.

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How do I set my shell in Mac OS X?

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