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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: #! magic number
Message-ID: <7180@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Jun-87 17:10:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: mimsy.7180
Posted: Tue Jun 23 17:10:52 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Jun-87 03:51:13 EDT
References: a7879@brl-adm.ARPA> <2211@bunker.UUCP> <1097@mtune.ATT.COM> <21681@sun.uucp>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <21681@sun.uucp> guy%gorodish@Sun.COM (Guy Harris) writes:
>"#!" was not concocted merely to solve the C shell vs. Bourne shell
>problem.

And indeed, it does more:

	% egrep uucp:: /etc/passwd
	uucp::16:16:UNIX-to-UNIX Copy:/usr/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/recording
	% cat /usr/lib/uucp/recording
	#! /bin/awk NR > 1 { print }

		There is no general-use uucp account on this machine.
		Machines which poll us are assigned individual accounts.
		If you wish to establish a uucp connection, call
		(301) 454-7690 and ask for Fred Blonder or Chris Torek.

	%

`#! /bin/sed 1d' works too.
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