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Using env for PERL scripts. [ WAS Re: [ILUG] Open {filename} ]

Using env for PERL scripts. [ WAS Re: [ILUG] Open {filename} ]

bobb bobb at redbrick.dcu.ie
Tue May 11 19:44:22 IST 2004


Philip Reynolds hath declared on Tuesday the 11 day of May 2004  :-:
 
> 	#!/usr/bin/env perl
> 
> It's more portable than simply writing the location of the perl
> interpreter. 
 
Interesting you should say that... Some versions of redhat have
/usr/bin/env as a symlink to /bin/env...

I recently came across a couple of scripts with:

    #!/bin/env perl

*grumble*


- bobb

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