Everyone knows that usually every Perl program should start with something along the lines of "#!/usr/bin/perl" ... what's often called as "shebang." Anyone know why? I just read this cute post on google...

The exclamation point has been nicknamed "bang" for as long as I can remember. (Back in the uucp days, you would give an email address as "machine1, bang, machine2, bang, machine3, bang..." for "machine1! machine2!machine3!...")

The "#" sign has a knickname of "sharp" (The "#" is used in sheet music to mark "sharp" notes. In the old AT&T Unix, the default INTRUPT key was defined as the "sharp". I imagine that "sharp-bang" was shorted to "shebang" in later years. Shebang is a slang American expression which means the organization or "the works" as in "the whole shebang". qazwart@my-deja.com (qazwart@my-deja.com)

If anyone knows anything more, let me know. =)

I always thought shebang was a corruption of "Hash - Bang" Where # is the hash mark. :roll: Just my .02

Trey

And to think I'm probably the only gal on the block with a ThinkGeek.com #!/usr/bin/girl t-shirt!

Thinkgeek rules. They have some funny stuff. I don't think I could force myself to wear any of their t-shirts though... not my style. 8)

Hey Dan ... this one is for u:

ya know the binary blanket I have from thinkGeek.com? Well I just took a looksie the other day and saw they have a matching binary pillow! I think I'm going to get it!

That blanket rules. I could carry around that blanket everywhere like Linus.

if the first two bytes of an executable file are #! it is assumed to be a script with the following characters (after #!) as the interpreter. ! is a bang and "she" is just a souped up version of sh (it's pronounced /sh*-bang'/). SH is short for shell script.

My chicks dig Linux shirt is nice...of course, my wife won't let me wear it anymore...but she didn't protest when we were engaged

i gots a t-shirt its the a penguin peeing on the a butterfly, i drew it took it to my local what is it, like printing shop, or something any way, they put it on a shirt for me its great ..

I went to the city the other day and saw a nice collection of custom made t-shirts. I saw one of Tux holding the MS butterfly in a butterfly net. It was ok I guess.

I think my favorite was the one of Gates spraying mace on Tux. LOL. Truly priceless!