[GTALUG] Hashbang syntax in bash script [was: Watching a network folder: is there a smart way of doing this?\

[Scott Elcomb]

> On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 04:09:11AM -0500, Bob Jonkman via talk wrote:
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>> Hi Scott: Why do this:
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>> #!/usr/bin/env bash
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>> and not the usual
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>> #! /bin/bash
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>> ???

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 5:41 AM, William Park via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> If you know /bin/bash is the right location, then use /bin/bash.  If
> not, let 'env' find it.

Basically this; I've been bitten a couple times with a missing
/bin/bash (though never /bin/sh)

Picked the trick up a few years ago (not sure where) and never looked back.  :-)

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