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   case-insensitive filesystem like MacOS HFS+ or Windows FAT.
 - `check-docstring-first` - Checks for a common error of placing code before
   the docstring.
+- `check-executables-have-shebangs` - Checks that non-binary executables have a
+  proper shebang.
 - `check-json` - Attempts to load all json files to verify syntax.
 - `check-merge-conflict` - Check for files that contain merge conflict strings.
 - `check-symlinks` - Checks for symlinks which do not point to anything.