# getshell

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/tmux.c#L63
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-tmux-c-getshell/

```c
static const char * getshell(void)
```

## Calls

- [`checkshell`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-checkshell/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/tmux.c#L69)

## Referenced by

- [`main`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-main/) (function)

## Referenced declarations

- [`_PATH_BSHELL`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-define-compat-h-_path_bshell/) (constant)