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Date:      Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:34:26 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Anton Yuzhaninov <citrin@citrin.ru>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: perl links
Message-ID:  <hppk7i$1vf$1@dough.gmane.org>
References:  <4BBFB4E8.9010304@comclark.com>

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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:14:48 +0800, Aiza wrote:
A> When installing perl i see 2 links between /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin. 
A> Is this still required or is it something left over from when perl was 
A> part of the base system?
A> 
A> symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl
A> symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl5

most perl scripts begins with

#!/usr/bin/perl

this is common convention (also outside *BSD world)

-- 
WBR,
 Anton Yuzhaninov




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