-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/31/07 05:07, michael wrote: > > On 30 Dec 2007, at 18:11, Gerard Robin wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 05:17:43PM +0000, michael wrote: >>> From: michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: debian user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> >>> Subject: bash scripts and files >>> >>> Folks, can somebody point me to an authorative reference that >>> explains when one needs to put, eg, >>> #!/bin/bash >>> as the first line of a script and whether or not it's >>> required/surplus/ignored for bash specific files such as .bashrc and >>> .bash_profile >> have look at: >> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/invoking.html >> The whole tutorial is in the package: abs-guide > > Thanks, probably the previous chapter ("she-bang") was of more use but a > useful ref. However, I'm still trying to understand why it's not usual > to have a she-bang for the .bash_profile and .bashrc files. That > documentation reads as if it's expected - they are scripts and contain > shell specific syntax.
Probably because those files are "sourced" from within another process instead of directly executable from the command line. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile." Santa-bot -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHeSp6S9HxQb37XmcRAi/0AJ9qapUi8ZsCiOq2JY5n3IoeeJClLwCeNnLY coeJqZYesLAESd1d7CUaspg= =S2v4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
