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Discuss shebang #! in novice Bash lesson? #255

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Expand Up @@ -107,8 +107,14 @@ Teaching Notes
including file permissions, job control, and SSH.
If learners already understand the basic material,
this can be covered instead using the online lessons as guidelines.
These limitations also have follow-on consequences:

* Without file permissions, it's hard to discuss [script
shebangs][shebang] (e.g. `#!/bin/sh`).

* Installing Bash and a reasonable set of Unix commands on Windows
always involves some fiddling and frustration.
Please see the latest set of installation guidelines for advice,
and try it out yourself *before* teaching a class.

[shebang]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_%28Unix%29