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Every file with +x set must begin with #!. Catches plain text files accidentally marked executable.

Options

Section titled “Options”

This rule takes no kind-specific options.

Plus the common paths, level, id, and when fields. This table is generated from the JSON Schema; option types and defaults are authoritative.

Example

Section titled “Example”

An executable script missing its shebang

Section titled “An executable script missing its shebang”

The rule fires on this repository:

README.md
scripts/
scripts/run  (executable)

With this .alint.yml:

version: 1
rules:
  - id: exec-shebang
    kind: executable_has_shebang
    paths: "scripts/**"
    level: error

An executable script that has its shebang

Section titled “An executable script that has its shebang”

This repository is compliant:

README.md
scripts/
scripts/hello.sh  (executable)

With this .alint.yml:

version: 1
rules:
  - id: exec-shebang
    kind: executable_has_shebang
    paths: "scripts/**"
    level: error