diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c1bcef6..867dfe8 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ For changes prior to version 6.0.0, please see [`NEWS.old`](news.old).
 
 ### New
 
-- Added a `--verbose` (`-v`) option to the command line script.
+- Added a `--verbose` (`-v`) option to the commandline script.
+- Added a 'shebang' line to the commandline script so that it can be invoked
+  directly.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe3282a..b4c363d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -213,18 +213,22 @@ To continue parsing at a later time, make a note of the index number of the last
 page that was processed (e.g., 37), and use the maintenance script with the
 `--start` option (or short `-s`) to indicate the start index:
 
-    php linktitles-cli.php -s 37
+    php extensions/LinkTitles/linktitles-cli.php -s 37
 
 For more verbose output that also includes the page title, use the `--verbose`
 option (or short `-v`):
 
-    php linktitles-cli.php -s 37 -v
+    php extensions/LinkTitles/linktitles-cli.php -s 37 -v
 
 In verbose mode, the script will output all page titles one by one.
 
 See all available options with:
 
-    php linktitles-cli.php -h
+    php extensions/LinkTitles/linktitles-cli.php -h
+
+Depending on your shell, you may omit the `php` and call the script directly:
+
+    extensions/LinkTitles/linktitles-cli.php
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/linktitles-cli.php b/linktitles-cli.php
index 912d88c..83f9ad3 100755
--- a/linktitles-cli.php
+++ b/linktitles-cli.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
 /**