Practical Application of the Shebang
In some Linux programs that are written in scripting languages like Python, Perl, and Shell-script, you will see a line right at the top that starts with #!/ like this one:
Using Shebang in Linux
Imagine you’re working on a Linux computer and have a recipe with instructions written in different languages. But your computer only understands English! That’s where the shebang comes in. It’s like a tiny label at the beginning of the recipe that tells your computer which “translator” to use for each language. This magic symbol, #!
, followed by the interpreter’s path, is the key to understanding and running all sorts of scripts on your system.