How to get started with your first Perl script After installing Perl you will want to actually run some Perl code. You need to use a command line ( Windows , macOS , Unix/Linux ) program to do this.

Perl Command-Line Options. Aug 10, 2004 by Dave Cross Perl has a large number of command-line options that can help to make your programs more concise and open up many new possibilities for one-off command-line scripts using Perl.

Back at the command prompt, change to the directory where you saved the Perl script. In DOS. you can use the cd command to move to the specified directory. For example: c Then type: to run your script. If you typed everything exactly as shown, you are pro