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stilllearning
stilllearning

Reputation: 1

no such file or directory: #/usr/bin/perl

I am super new to Perl and really struggling to even get started on my local computer. I have success using other computers but would like to start working on my own laptop. Using my Mac terminal, I am attempting to use the shebang line, and it is finding no such file or directory. Below is my script:

#!/usr/bin/perl

In return, I get:

#/usr/bin/perl
zsh: no such file or directory: #/usr/bin/perl

I know this is basic, but I would really appreciate the help.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2620

Answers (2)

brian d foy
brian d foy

Reputation: 132720

In your error message, you don't have the bang in your shebang: #/usr/bin/perl.

Did you type in your program or cut and paste? Re-tying often corrects errors that we don't notice.

Upvotes: 0

MichielB
MichielB

Reputation: 4285

I don't really understand how you write "I want to use my shebang line".

Typicaly you would write a file with a text editor, and it would contain a shebang line. And the shebang would contain the # and the ! (bang). So for instance, create a file called hello.pl with this contents:

#!/usr/bin/perl

print "Hello World!\n";

Then if you would make the file executable, and execute it, the shell will run it using the interpreter you specified in the shebang. So in your shell:

$ chmod +x hello.pl
$ ./hello.pl
Hello World!
$

Please note that you can also not have a shebang, and still execute the file like this:

$ perl hello.pl
Hello World!
$

Upvotes: 3

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