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+# SHEBANG: The case for `/usr/bin/env bash`  
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+Not every system has binaries in the same location!
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+From [Ycombinator](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7596191)
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+
+>clarry 708 days ago
+>
+>*Are there any situations where you wouldnt be able to find bash in /bin/bash?*
+>
+>Yes there are.
+>
+>OpenBSD for instance installs third party software under `/usr/local`. Bash is not a part of the base system.
+>
+>env(1) on the other hand is a POSIX standard utility and comes with the OS.
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+> kirubakaran 708 days ago
+>
+> [in addition to what clarry said] Habit of using `/usr/bin/env` becomes more important in other use-cases, such as invoking Python interpreter.
+
+>nnnnni 708 days ago
+>
+>Exactly. I often use `#!/usr/bin/env` python2 to specify python 2.x on my systems where python 3 is the default.
+
+## Reference
+* [Hey Kid, I'ma Interpreter!! Stop all the static interpreter referencin'!](https://deftly.net/posts/2014-03-17-stop-all-the-ref.html)
+* [Howto Make Script More Portable With #!/usr/bin/env As a Shebang](http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/finding-bash-perl-python-portably-using-env.html)
+* [Rethinking Your shebang](http://www.brianstorti.com/rethinking-your-shebang/)
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