From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:55:44 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Comment change.
X-Git-Tag: emacs-19.34~3042
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=314001b564b1b3becefb94d79f6f2d9df328354e;p=emacs.git

Comment change.
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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
index 3e92700da6b..11dd54f1e7d 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
@@ -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: