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Re: Fix for script magic.
From: |
Tom Tromey |
Subject: |
Re: Fix for script magic. |
Date: |
01 Nov 2000 11:14:07 -0700 |
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.
Tom