[WordPress] Create pages and assign special status

setup.sh

#!/bin/bash
# `--portcelain` makes the comand return only the ID
# `$_` is a special bash command that uses the last comands output.

# Run two commands in sequential, as the second command uses the output of the first.
echo $(wp post create --post_type="page" --post_title="Home" --post_status="publish" --porcelain)
wp option update page_on_front $_

# Run two commands in sequential, as the second cpage_for_posts ommand uses the output of the first.
echo $(wp post create --post_type="page" --post_title="Blog" --post_status="publish" --porcelain)
wp option update page_for_posts $_

wp option update show_on_front "page"

What does the comment on line 1 mean please?

If you were to run this as an executable (setup.sh). This line tells the command line what language to run it as. A bit like adding `<?PHP` to a PHP file. As you are running it from the command line. It’s not needed. Just run each line individually.

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