how to find perl interpreter?

Windows : where perl
Ex. : where perl
C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe



Linux : whereis perl
Ex. : whereis perl
perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/man/man1/perl.1.gz



Bonus : how to find version of perl ?

Windows and Linux : perl -v
Ex. on Windows : perl -v
This is perl 5, version 12, subversion 3 (v5.12.3) built for MSWin32-x86-multi-t
hread
(with 9 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2010, Larry Wall

Binary build 1204 [294330] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com
Built Feb 9 2011 14:38:22

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 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.org/, the Perl Home Page.



Ex. on Linux : perl -v
This is perl, v5.8.8 built for i386-linux-thread-multi

Copyright 1987-2006, 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 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.org/, the Perl Home Page.


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