FreeBSD Install BASH Shell

I'd like to Bash shell under FreeBSD for bash programming. How do I install bash shell under FreeBSD UNIX operating system?

Bash is an sh-compatible command language interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or from a file. csh / tcsh (C shell with file name completion and command line editing) is the default shell under FreeBSD. However, you can easily install and use bash as shell.

Install bash under FreeBSD

Login as root and type the following commands to install bash using FreeBSD ports:
# portsnap update extract
# cd /usr/ports/shells/bash
# make install clean
To install FreeBSD binary package, enter:
# pkg_add -r bash

How do I use bash under FreeBSD?

To use bash shell, enter:
# bash
OR
# /usr/local/bin/bash

How do I set bash as a default shell?

To set bash as default, shell enter:
# chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash {username}
# chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash vivek
# chsh -s bash

Verify that bash is default shell for a user account called vivek, enter:
grep vivek /etc/passwd
OR

 
egrep --color 'vivek|zsh' /etc/passwd
 

OR
finger vivek
Sample outputs:

Login: vivek          			Name: Vivek Gite
Directory: /home/vivek              	Shell: /usr/local/bin/bash
On since Tue May  8 02:15 (IST) on pts/0 from 192.168.1.5
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