On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Gary Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Below is my Perl script. The script named, test1.pl > test1.pl > > #!/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.10/bin/perl -w > > print "$^O\n"; > > > I have to type, "perl test1.pl" in order to run it. I got command not found > if I simply typed test1.pl. Can someone tell me why and how to fix it? > > test1.pl > -bash: test1.pl: command not found snip
First, you must make sure it has been marked as executable: chmod a+x test1.pl then you must either make sure it is in a directory in your PATH or run it with either a relative or absolute name: ./test1.pl /home/username/test1.pl -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read.
