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From: ron@ronnatalie.com (Ron Natalie)
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:54:30 -0400
Subject: [TUHS] Bourne shell and comments
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Shebang is very old.   Earliest uses are around 1862 according to the OED.    It's listed as American Slang of obscure origin.