How Do I Start Perl on Linux?

What is perl command in Linux?

Perl is a programming language that can be used to perform tasks that would be difficult or cumbersome on the command line. Perl is included by default with most GNU/Linux distributions. Usually, one invokes Perl by using a text editor to write a file and then passing it to the perl program.

How do I run a perl command in Unix?

3 Answers

1. Find the interpreter/executors path. In this case its /usr/bin/perl or /usr/bin/env perl.
2. Add it to the first line of the file as #!/usr/bin/perl .
3. Give execute permission to the file chmod +x example.pl.