SHIGETOMI, Takuhiko wrote:
> greetings, James.
> 
> your information has made my eyes open wider.
> 
> 
>>shebang /sh*-bang/ n. 
> 
> 
> this regexp means that it has some variety of expressions or dialects,
> right?  intriguing :-)
> 

i think that's actually a pronunciation guideline. so that just means 
that you don't really pronounce the 'e', just sh'bang, not sheee bang

iain