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| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/progmodes/executable.el | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el index 3e92700da6..11dd54f1e7 100644 --- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el +++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el @@ -21,15 +21,18 @@ ;; 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: |