Unusual Call to perl at top of Script

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Re: Unusual Call to perl at top of Script by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Sep 02, 2015 at 15:16 UTC
The `--` indicates that this is the end of parameters to perl, and the `-- XYZ --` is an indicator to some editors that it should use XYZ language semantics when dealing with the file. Update: I agree with the "dreadful" comment above. Put it on the second line or in a file variables section in the file. Update: I would also suggest, since these are perl files, that you use `perl` or `cperl` instead of C. --MidLifeXis	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Unusual Call to perl at top of Script by toolic (Bishop) on Sep 02, 2015 at 14:28 UTC
perlrun Shebang_(Unix)	[reply]
Re: Unusual Call to perl at top of Script by Yary (Pilgrim) on Sep 02, 2015 at 15:16 UTC
The "--" arg on a command line says that any following arguments are a filename and perhaps @ARGV options for the perl code, useful when running a file that starts with a dash, or for giving options to a one-liner. When it's in the shebang line, it prevents anything that follows it from being used, effectively commenting out the rest of the shebang line.	[reply]
Re: Unusual Call to perl at top of Script by Anonymous Monk on Sep 02, 2015 at 15:09 UTC
And, a perfectly dreadful and inappropriate thing to be doing in a shebang. Fix it ...	[reply]
Re^2: Unusual Call to perl at top of Script by Anonymous Monk on Sep 02, 2015 at 22:19 UTC
And, a perfectly dreadful and inappropriate thing to be doing in a shebang. Fix it ... Nonsense	[reply]