There looks like an omission in the proposal. In files launched with a shebang, the first line shouldn't be ignored: it should be parsed as arguments. But the proposal doesn't explicitly say that. -- Andrew Haley Java Platform Lead Engineer Red Hat UK Ltd. <https://www.redhat.com> EAC8 43EB D3EF DB98 CC77 2FAD A5CD 6035 332F A671