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How to enable the shell to know what program should be run
to interpret the script?

Question Posted / swapna

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How to enable the shell to know what program should be run to interpret the script?..

Answer / tarun

The first line of any script shpuld specify the shell type
in which the script is run.
Syntax is
"#!/bin/xyz"
where xyz is the shell type in which the script must run.

As syntax in different shells vary so it is important to
make a global script.

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How to enable the shell to know what program should be run to interpret the script?..

Answer / prav gir

$SHELL

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How to enable the shell to know what program should be run to interpret the script?..

Answer / guest

by Using command ksh/csh

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