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SubjectRe: [OFFTOPIC] #!perl - alternative path to script interpreters
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In article <199903231123.TAA26094@typhaon.ucs.uwa.edu.au> you wrote:
> It is something which people typically put -*- perl -*- or something in but I
> don't know if that's just because it looks nice, and I can't find any
> examples around :-(

The -*- prl -*- is to tell emacs to enter perl edit mode, and the hack you
quoted is to wok around stupid Unix System who dont interpret the "#!" at
the start of a script and uses the shell all the time.

Greetings
Bernd

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