perl

albean · 10-03-2002, 03:59 PM

how do i find out if i have Perl installed in my linux installation? And how do I find which version is installed?

Thanks,
-AB

gway · 10-03-2002, 04:20 PM

Run this:

rpm -q -a | grep perl

-- Gway

neo77777 · 10-03-2002, 04:32 PM

It is real easy
on the command line
perl -v
should return something like this
This is perl, v5.6.1 built for i386-linux

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page.

albean · 10-03-2002, 07:31 PM

Thanks neo77777,

That was easy!