Am 06.03.2011 08:47, schrieb Thomas Luedeke: > The script is: > > ======================================== > > #! /bin/ruby -vU > > #Encoding: UTF-8 > > > > verb = "appèler" > if ${verb} =~ /èler/ then print "The verb was #{verb}" end > > > ======================================== Don't leave a blank line between the shebang line and the magic comment. The magic comment must either be the very first line, or the second one if you have a shebang. Vale, Marvin