Question: How to Run Perl Script in Linux?

How do I run a Perl file in Unix?

You can do it this way,

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

How do you run a script in Linux?

Steps to write and execute a script

1. Open the terminal. Go to the directory where you want to create your script.
2. Create a file with .sh extension.
3. Write the script in the file using an editor.
4. Make the script executable with command chmod +x <fileName>.
5. Run the script using ./<fileName>.