There is strange string at the beginning of the Perl script I have. 
eval '(exit $?0)' && eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl -wS $0 ${1+"$@"}' && eva
+l 'exec /usr/bin/perl -wS $0 $argv:q' if 0;

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Looks like currently it doesn't have effect due to "if 0" at the end. I'm wondering if I can remove it. I'm tryin to understand the intention of string without "if 0" in order to decide it I need it or not. Could someone please describe in steps what is dome here and for what?

In reply to What is the intention and logic of this line in the beginning of the script? by accessdenied

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