How to run a Perl script on Windows?

To run a Perl script on Windows, you can follow these steps:

  1. Download and install the Perl interpreter: You can download the Perl interpreter that suits your system from the official Perl website (https://www.perl.org/get.html). During the installation process, remember to add the installation path of the Perl interpreter to the system environment variables.
  2. Create a Perl script file: You can use any text editor (such as Notepad++, Sublime Text, etc.) to create a new Perl script file with a .pl file extension.
  3. Write Perl script: Create your Perl code in a Perl script file.
  4. Run Perl script: To run a Perl script in Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can use the following command:
perl script.pl

script.pl is the file name of the Perl script file that you created.

Please be advised:

  1. Make sure you have added the installation path of the Perl interpreter to the system environment variables so that you can run the perl command directly in any directory.
  2. If you have multiple versions of Perl installed, you can use the full Perl interpreter path to run Perl scripts, for example:
"C:\perl\bin\perl.exe" script.pl

Here, C:\perl\bin\perl.exe is the complete path of the Perl interpreter, and script.pl is the filename of the Perl script file you created.

I hope this can help you!

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