Re: bash scripts and files

2007/12/30, michael <cs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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

many thanks but couldn't find it quickly using 'oogle. M

In a script that line specifies the interpreter to use to execute the
following lines on the script. It may be any interpreter that you
want: bash, sh, ksh, perl, python,etc..

In .bashrc, .bash_profile or other files that are "included" from
other interpreter/scripts you dont need the interpreter line.

As a note, if you are planning to write portable scripts, please use
#!/bin/sh and avoid "bashism" (like [ $foo -ge 1 ]) in the syntax.

Greetings


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