Re: clobbering output

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Re^2: clobbering output by QM (Parson) on Feb 24, 2008 at 22:43 UTC
This meets the problem statement, no question. But I have an issue with the problem statement itself. I don't use a real shebang line. Instead, my "shebang" line is this instead: `eval '(exit $?0)' && eval 'exec perl -w -S $0 ${1+"$@"}' && eval 'exec perl -w -S $0 $argv:q' if 0; # The above invocation finds perl in the path, wherever it may be` [download] So fortunately the original problem statement doesn't break it, nor does the intended solution do what it's supposed to. This probably isn't the place to discuss the merits of a real shebang line, but I'll mention one point anyway. My *nix home directory is automounted on countless network machines, and I don't have the time to manage $PATH on every one, etc. Unless there is a more elegant way than this, I'll do without a shebang. -QM -- Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^2: clobbering output
by QM (Parson) on Feb 24, 2008 at 22:43 UTC

But I have an issue with the problem statement itself. I don't use a real shebang line. Instead, my "shebang" line is this instead:

eval '(exit $?0)' && eval 'exec perl -w -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'
                  && eval 'exec perl -w -S $0 $argv:q'
                  if 0;

# The above invocation finds perl in the path, wherever it may be
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This probably isn't the place to discuss the merits of a real shebang line, but I'll mention one point anyway. My *nix home directory is automounted on countless network machines, and I don't have the time to manage $PATH on every one, etc.

Unless there is a more elegant way than this, I'll do without a shebang.

-QM
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