What are the conventional suffixes of Perl or Perl-related files? Using Google, I found some lists from particular Linux sources, but couldn't find any list that claimed to be comprehensive as far as Perl is concerned. If there is such a list, I would like to see it.

Long ago, I think Perl source files were often indicated by something.p, but maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. The .p suffix doesn't seem to be used any more.

Does it make any difference on any platform? My own opinion is that a convention can be pretty helpful: for example when I've mislaid one of my programs and forgotten its name, I can use a find command, provided the suffix is appropriate.

Can suffixes be associated with particular programs in modern \w*n[ui]x operating systems, as in Windows or MacOsX?

Thanks

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