(sh-set-shell): If file has no #! line,

set the syntax table based on the default shell.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index da6951b6f8a..1ae3b0a3ce8 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -663,7 +663,10 @@ with your script for an edit-interpret-debug cycle."
                (buffer-substring (match-beginning 2)
                                  (match-end 2))))))
     (if interpreter
-        (sh-set-shell interpreter nil nil)))
+        (sh-set-shell interpreter nil nil)
+      ;; If we don't know the shell for this file,
+      ;; set the syntax table anyway, for the user's normal choice of shell.
+      (set-syntax-table (sh-feature sh-mode-syntax-table))))
   (run-hooks 'sh-mode-hook))
 ;;;###autoload
 (defalias 'shell-script-mode 'sh-mode)