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peterchappell / hashbang.mkdn
Created October 3, 2011 03:16
Notes for hashbangs

1. WHAT ARE THEY?


#! 

Also called a shebang (from unix/linux)

The hash bit is self-explanatory.

Apparently journalists way back when referred to exclamations as bangs (presumably it made it easier to send a telegram).