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From: Chris Larson <larson@cs.utk.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: #!/usr/bin/perl not working
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 18:18:07 -0500
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Paul Walsh wrote:
> 
> Is there something I have missed on a new install of FreeBSD2.1 which
> will allow my perl scripts to use the #!/usr/bin/perl directive ?
> 
> It is supported isn't it ?
> 
> Regards, Paul

Does /usr/bin/perl exist on your system?
Is the file executable?

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Chris Larson		larson@cs.utk.edu