Unable to have Zsh as a login shell at Screen's startup

Question

I put the following to my .zshrc

if [[ $STY = '' ]] then screen -xR; fi

I get Bash when I start terminal now, although I have /bin/zsh at Terminal > Settings in Mac.

Which variable do I need to change to make Zsh my login shell in Screen?

Answer 1

A fast way to change your shell, for example to Zsh, is to run the following code

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Answer 2

• Open your System Preferences.
• Click on Accounts.
• Click on the lock icon that says "Click the lock to make changes".
• Control-click or right click on your account name in the list of accounts on the left.
• Choose the Advanced Options... menu item.
• Change your login shell to /bin/zsh.
• Close and reopen any shells in Terminal.app.

Answer 3

If environment and other things aren't working, then you can simply give it as an argument to screen: screen -xR zsh and screen will run zsh instead of something else (bash).

Answer 4

SHELL=/bin/zsh screen

should work, i. e. set the environment variabe $SHELL