Re: should find-file detect executable files and assume shell-script mode?

[Stefan Monnier]

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Jacobson <jidanni@deadspam.com> writes:
> You see, I notice that most of the time I edit shell scripts, emacs
> just thinks it is a regular text file unless I put #!/bin/sh or -*-
> Mode: sh -*- in, or call it file.sh.

The convention under Unix is to start scripts with #! so if you
don't do that it's bad.
If you do have a #! but Emacs still doesn't use the proper major mode,
then maybe the problem is with interpreter-mode-alist.


        Stefan