--- src/bin/psql/mainloop.c	Sun Apr  1 23:17:32 2001
+++ src/bin/psql/mainloop.c	Thu Apr 26 05:51:46 2001
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	const char *var;
 	volatile unsigned int bslash_count = 0;
 
-	int			i,
+	int			i,j,
 				prevlen,
 				thislen;
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 
 	/* main loop to get queries and execute them */
-	while (1)
+	for(j = 0;;j++)
 	{
 #ifndef WIN32
 
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@
 				line = gets_fromFile(source);
 		}
 
+		if (!j && line && line[0] == '#' && line[1] == '!')
+		{
+			free(line);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* Setting this will not have effect until next line. */
 		die_on_error = GetVariableBool(pset.vars, "ON_ERROR_STOP");