changeset 12818:3ef9f196e634

Comment change.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:55:44 +0000
parents 9066b33175e6
children e6713915dd94
files lisp/progmodes/executable.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el	Thu Aug 10 18:38:17 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el	Thu Aug 10 18:55:44 1995 +0000
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@
 ;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
 ;;; Commentary:
+
+;; executable.el is used by certain major modes to insert a suitable
+;; #! line at the beginning of the file, if the file does not already
+;; have one.
+
 ;; This is support code for the likes of sh-, awk-, perl-, tcl- or
 ;; makefile-mode.  Those mode-setting commands can call the like of
 ;; `(executable-set-magic "sh")' or `(executable-set-magic "perl" "-f")'.
 ;; Unless the file name matches `executable-magicless-file-regexp' this will
 ;; search $PATH if the given interpreter isn't absolute, and then insert a
-;; first line like `#! /bin/sh' or `#! /usr/local/bin/perl -f' and the file
-;; will be made executable as soon as it's saved if it wasn't.
-
-;; Would someone please explain clearly what this is to be used for? -- rms.
+;; first line like `#! /bin/sh' or `#! /usr/local/bin/perl -f'.
+;; Also it makes the file executable as soon as it's saved, if it wasn't.
 
 ;;; Code: