with 21.2.1, when running a script which has hash-bang line: #!/usr/bin/ecl --norc --shell

i get:

Unknown command line option --norc --shell.

in general, hash-bang lines can only have an executable and zero or one options. the filename is not added when there are two options.

it would be best if there were single-character options for --norc and --shell, so they could be combined into one -option.

or, alternatively, --shell might imply --norc and there could be a function in ext: which runs the rc file(s) for those times (if any) when --rc --shell would be preferred.

-JimC