Below is code I copied from somewhere that allows perl to be any where in the path. This works great on SUN - but returns the following error on an HP

# A comment mentioning perl to prevent looping.: A specified flag is not valid f or this command.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks Robert Walkup

rdww@ti.com 


#!/bin/sh --       # A comment mentioning perl to prevent looping.
eval 'exec `which perl` -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'
    if 0;
# The above 3 lines perform magic: they cause this script to be fed
# to perl no matter where it is installed, provided it is in the PATH.
# Unless you *really* know what you are doing, do not touch them.

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