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"Shebangs" have been defined as '#!' for decades, I'd suggest they not be redefined.

• smoldesu 5y ago
  Shebang specifically refers to using an exclamation point to define where data should be directed. Same as it is in Bash scripts, just a different context and slightly different syntax.
  • morelisp 5y ago
    The "she" is specifically a phonetic clipping of the "#", otherwise it's just a bang - but oh well, even jargon doesn't mean shit anymore.
    • detaro 5y ago
      DDG generally calls them "bangs": https://duckduckgo.com/bang https://duckduckgo.com/bang
  • surround 5y ago
    > In computing, a shebang is the character sequence consisting of the characters number sign and exclamation mark (#!) at the beginning of a script. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix) The word "shebang" has different uses outside of computing, but I can't find any use of the word that refers to a ! without a #
    • x4e 5y ago
      Note the (Unix) part of the Wikipedia URL. This is an entirely different context.
      • surround 5y ago
        So in which context does "shebang" refer to a ! without a # ? I can't find any definition like that online.
  • staticassertion 5y ago
    Here I had assumed it was a Ricky Martin reference.