Randy McMurchy wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 03/23/07 19:01 CST: > >> What's a "program interpreter"? >> >> I'd prefer "default shell". > > Hopefully, Bruce is just joking. :-) I've been using the term since back > in the days I was using a Tandy color computer with a 'basic' program > interpreter cartridge plugged in. > > The shebang line doesn't have to be a shell. It can be any program > that interprets the following lines in the file. Hence, 'program > interpreter'.
Of course I was joking. I forgot the :). Sorry about that. Actually, I was confused a little and thought we were discussing dash vs bash in general and not for a specific application. Program interpreter is fine in this context. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
