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Asked: 2026-06-03T04:20:18+00:00

Say for example a script begins like this #!/bin/bash #$ -S /bin/bash #$ -l

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Say for example a script begins like this

#!/bin/bash
#$ -S /bin/bash
#$ -l hostname=qn*

and then later down the page the actual script comes into play. My question is what does the “#$” symbol mean or do?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Are you by any means running on a batch cluster? Like Sun Grid Engine? There might be special meanings in scripts intended to run as a batch job.

    https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/EaStCHEMresearchwik/How+to+write+a+SGE+job+submission+script

    Update:

    above link blocks when used from stackoverflow.com (works from google.com)

    alternatives:

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