Where can I locate my perl interpreter?

neolithic_psyche · 07-05-2007, 10:53 AM

I've just installed FC6 on my PC and I installe dperl along with it. I checked this using perl -v. I'm not able to find the perl interpreter! I tried giving the default #!/usr/local/bin/perl but it says the interpreter isn't there. How can I find the right path?

b0uncer · 07-05-2007, 10:55 AM

Code:

which perl

EDIT: oh yeah, the above works only if perl is somewhere in your PATH variable, so your shell finds it (in that case it launches when you type 'perl' and hit enter). If it's not, use one of these instead:

Code:

locate perl
find / -name perl

Note that before 'locate' you may need to update the search database with 'updatedb' command, if it's too old.

apeculiaz · 07-05-2007, 10:55 AM

Try "whereis perl"

neolithic_psyche · 07-05-2007, 11:06 AM

'whereis perl' worked just fine

it was in the usr/bin/perl directory and not usr/local/bin/perl

reddazz · 07-05-2007, 11:11 AM

If you are scripting, you can do

Code:

#/usr/bin/env perl

This way, you do not have to know where exactly perl is installed.