$ ls -ali /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl* 1125899907799520 -rwxr-xr-x 2 ken None 12800 Aug 14 2021 /usr/bin/perl 1125899907799520 -rwxr-xr-x 2 ken None 12800 Aug 14 2021 /usr/bin/perl.exe 1125899907799520 -rwxr-xr-x 2 ken None 12800 Aug 14 2021 /usr/bin/perl5.32.1.exe ... $ /usr/bin/perl -v | head -3 | tail -2 This is perl 5, version 32, subversion 1 (v5.32.1) built for x86_64-cygwin-threads-multi (with 7 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) $ /usr/bin/perl.exe -v | head -3 | tail -2 This is perl 5, version 32, subversion 1 (v5.32.1) built for x86_64-cygwin-threads-multi (with 7 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) $ /usr/bin/perl5.32.1.exe -v | head -3 | tail -2 This is perl 5, version 32, subversion 1 (v5.32.1) built for x86_64-cygwin-threads-multi (with 7 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)