# shebang-regex [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/shebang-regex) > Regular expression for matching a [shebang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)) line ## Install ``` $ npm install shebang-regex ``` ## Usage ```js const shebangRegex = require('shebang-regex'); const string = '#!/usr/bin/env node\nconsole.log("unicorns");'; shebangRegex.test(string); //=> true shebangRegex.exec(string)[0]; //=> '#!/usr/bin/env node' shebangRegex.exec(string)[1]; //=> '/usr/bin/env node' ``` ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)