Wes Leonard spake, saying:
% Not everyone uses /bin/bash as their shell. This will allow you to run a bash
% script from another shell.
Which is why I said "tells whatever shell you're using to use /bin/bash
to run the script."
%
% On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Kurt Wall wrote:
% >Kuruvilla Chandy spake, saying:
% >% Hi,
% >%
% >% Why do a lot of bash scripts start with the first line as #!/bin/bash?
% >%
% >% They seem to work just as well without.
% >%
% >% Thanks,
% >% Ishaaq Chandy
% >
% >1. Please don't post in HTML.
% >2. This tells whatever shell you're using to use /bin/bash to run the
% >script.
% >
% >[HTML snipped]
% >
% >Kurt
% --
% Wes Leonard
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%
