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TrollKing
06-13-2002, 07:27 PM
Do you need to download anything special to use Pearl with Linux? Any info would be appreciated. I have no clue.
mix0matt
06-13-2002, 07:33 PM
all you have to do is install the perl interpreter...it's availible with every distribution...
Unregistered
06-13-2002, 07:49 PM
Maybe it's already installed. How do I check, and where do I write code, in vi or emacs? Does the code get compiled on the command line?
Unregistered
06-13-2002, 08:43 PM
you can write perl scripts with any editor, and they are not compiled. it's an interpreted language. you just enter the name of you script on the command line, and it should run if the interpreter is installed and can be found...

i'm almost positive it's installed...
SilentStrike
06-13-2002, 09:15 PM
Run

perl --version

on the command line to see if it's installed.
TrollKing
06-13-2002, 10:11 PM
Yes, I have it, good. So I would use it the same way shell scripts are made. Okay, thanks.