Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:12:35 -0500 From: "Chris Dritsas" <chrisquestions@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Perl #! syntax support Message-ID: <F106PGxgelXDeqoMIOG00010299@hotmail.com>
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Thanks, Works with '$ ./myprog.pl' anyway of making it work with just the file name? .... '$myprog.pl' .... >From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> >To: Chris Dritsas <chrisquestions@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: RE: Perl #! syntax support >Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:02:22 -0500 (CDT) > > >On 14-Sep-2001 Chris Dritsas wrote: > > Good Day, > > > > I am writing some perl and dont want to issue 'perl <filename>' at the > > command prompt every time I wish to run my script. > > > > Reading Wall and Schwartz 'Progamming Perl', I find mention to my issue; >"On > > systems that support the #! syntax for specifying the name of an > > interpreter, you can put a magical line at the front of the file so that >the > > operating system knows what program to interpret your file with, like >this: > >#!/usr/bin/perl" > > > > My system seems to not be supporting this syntax '#!'. My scripts run >fine > > when I issue 'perl <filename>' at the command prompt. > > > > Any ideas how to make my system support this syntax? > > > >put shebang on the first line: >#!/usr/bin/perl -w > > ... > >Add execute permission: >$ chmod +x myprog.pl > >then run it: >$ ./myprog.pl > > >Regards, >-- >Don Read dread@texas.net >-- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to > steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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