Re^2: A Beginner Needs Homework help

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Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help by kcott (Archbishop) on Apr 10, 2014 at 06:41 UTC
"I don't have a windows, I have a mac. Does that matter?" I have a Mac. I start all my scripts like this: `#!/usr/bin/env perl` [download] When you start using "Command Switches", you can add them after that. For example, here's one I commonly use: `#!/usr/bin/env perl -l` [download] -- Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help by GrandFather (Saint) on Apr 10, 2014 at 04:48 UTC
Perl is pretty cross platform. The #! line is a nix thing which may be important on a Mac as Macs these days are really nix boxes in any case. I didn't mention Mac because Windows and nix are by far the most common platforms for people discussing Perl and Mac is kinda a special case of nix anyway. Perl is the programming world's equivalent of English	[reply]
Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Apr 10, 2014 at 13:21 UTC
For the most part, Mac (today) is unix-ish. Unix at its core with Apple 'tweaks'. --MidLifeXis	[reply]


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