shebang

The octothorpe-exclamation point (#!) combination found at the beginning of Unix scripts that determines what interpreter should be used to interpret the script. Also known as a "pound-bang" or, less commonly, a "hash-bang".

#!/bin/sh

echo "Hello, world!"

by Clayton Hynfield October 10, 2003

shebang

Used at the start of an executable script on *nix like systems to define what program should interpret the script, in the format #!/path/to/program.

#!/bin/bash
echo "windows sucks teh donkey cokc lol";
ln -sf /bin/true /bin/init

by pti October 18, 2003

shebang

everything necessary

We brought the whole shebang.

by BuGG - STiCHeD NyC October 18, 2003

shebang

A chorus to a Ricky Martin song

She bangs she bangs oh she moves she moves

by Ms. Bouvier October 17, 2003

shebang

fingering yourslf

shebanged herself

by Anonymous October 20, 2003

shebang

You buy, shebang.

by Suzanne October 20, 2003

shebang

the main article and any other peripheral material that might be related to that article

Her and her crew ate the entire shebang

by Michael E October 17, 2003