when i type perl -v i get

This is perl, v5.6.0 built for 9000/777-hpux

Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source 
+kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.
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when i type which perl i get

/opt/perl5/bin/perl
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i replaced #!/usr/contrib/bin/perl -w with #!/opt/perl5/bin/perl -w and it seems to work fine thanks alot fellow monks you saved me alot of hair pulling snowrider