I’ve seen in a number of places, including recommendations on this site (What is the preferred Bash shebang?), to use #!/usr/bin/env bash in preference to #!/bin/bash. I’ve even seen...
In the header of a Bash script, what’s the difference between those two statements: #!/usr/bin/env bash #!/usr/bin/bash When I consulted the env man page, I get this definition: env...
I have made Bash scripts before and they all ran fine without #!/bin/bash at the beginning. What’s the point of putting it in? Would things be any different? Also,...
Should I put the shebang in my Python scripts? In what form? #!/usr/bin/env python or #!/usr/local/bin/python Are these equally portable? Which form is used most? Note: the tornado project...
I see this at the top of Python files: For Python 2 files #!/usr/bin/env python For Python 3 files #!/usr/bin/env python3 It seems to me like the files run...
Is there any Bash shebang objectively better than the others for most uses? #!/usr/bin/env bash #!/bin/bash #!/bin/sh #!/bin/sh - etc I vaguely recall a long time ago hearing that...