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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-08-10 18:55:44 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-08-10 18:55:44 +0000
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;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
;;; Commentary:
+
+;; executable.el is used by certain major modes to insert a suitable
+;; #! line at the beginning of the file, if the file does not already
+;; have one.
+
;; This is support code for the likes of sh-, awk-, perl-, tcl- or
;; makefile-mode. Those mode-setting commands can call the like of
;; `(executable-set-magic "sh")' or `(executable-set-magic "perl" "-f")'.
;; Unless the file name matches `executable-magicless-file-regexp' this will
;; search $PATH if the given interpreter isn't absolute, and then insert a
-;; first line like `#! /bin/sh' or `#! /usr/local/bin/perl -f' and the file
-;; will be made executable as soon as it's saved if it wasn't.
-
-;; Would someone please explain clearly what this is to be used for? -- rms.
+;; first line like `#! /bin/sh' or `#! /usr/local/bin/perl -f'.
+;; Also it makes the file executable as soon as it's saved, if it wasn't.
;;; Code: