PluginStatsShebang Snippets installs statistics
By Andreas Weizel · VS Code Marketplace · Snippets
Snippets for shebang lines for different types of scripts.
Shebang Snippets has 223,076 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1403 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.83 / 5 from 6 ratings
About Shebang Snippets
Shebang Snippets
Set of snippets for Visual Studio Code to insert "shebang" lines for various types of scripts and interpreters used on Unix-like systems.
Features
Shebang Snippets
After opening a new file you can just type # or press CTRL+SPACE at the beginning of the first line to add the full line:
Currently supported shebang snippets:
- Shell:
shbashzshnu
- Expect:
expect -f - Perl:
perl - Lua:
lua - Python:
pythonpython3
- PHP:
php - Node:
node - F#:
dotnet fsi - Ruby:
ruby - Groovy:
groovy - PowerShell Core:
pwsh - TypeScript:
tsxts-node
Magic Comments for Encoding
For some languages the magic comment for encoding
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
can be inserted by typing # at the beginning of the second line. The snippet offers different encodings for selection.
Automatic Selection of Language Mode
After inserting a shebang snippet the extension automatically switches current editor tab to the appropriate language. For example, if you insert a shebang for the Python interpreter, the editor will switch to "Python" mode.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- Bash
- Comment
- F#
- FSharp
- JavaScript
- JS
- Lua
- Perl
- Python
- Ruby
- Script
- Shebang
- Shell
- snippet
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rpinski.shebang-snippets. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.