On 1 Nov 2000, Tom Tromey wrote:
> Pavel> --------------------
> Pavel> If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems
> Pavel> (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret
> Pavel> `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number.
> Pavel> --------------------
>
> Reliable sources tell me that this is a myth albeit a pretty one. I
> believe that no such system ever had this constraint. One of the
> Gnitsers tested this on a Sequent DYNIX box a few years ago.
4.2's been a while ago (it's possible that it was version-specific, and
true at the time)
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