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From:	"Robert Praetorius" <RPraetorius AT AspenRes DOT Com>
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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:36:43 -0500
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Subject:	RE: /usr/bin/env - Incorrect parsing of #! line?
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> I think DG's and PJA's original assessment was correct and
> BASH should be modified. Support for cross-platform scripts
> is important, and the #!/bin/env trick is used frequently.

     bashref.html says:

        "Suggestions and `philosophical' bug reports may be
        mailed to bug-bash AT gnu DOT org or posted to the Usenet
        newsgroup gnu.bash.bug."

As was pointed out, cygwin will use whatever behavior bash implements.


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