Running Perl executables in git-bash

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I tried to run script in git bash command line and I saw: "use: command not found" When I changed sh file from './clean_translations.pl' to 'perl ./clean_translations.pl' After that script works.

I have win 8.1. Path is as in other PC (win 7). What should I change to works without 'perl'?

Edit: echo $PATH:

/c/Users/PBI/bin:/mingw64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/mingw64/bin:/usr/bin:/c/Users/PBI/bin:/c/usr/bin:/c/strawberry/c/bin:/c/strawberry/perl/bin:/c/straw
berry/perl/site/bin:/c/strawberry/c/lib:/c/strawberry/perl/site/lib:/c/strawberr
y/perl/lib:/c/Program Files (x86)/ActiveState Komodo IDE 8:/c/instantclient_12_1
:/c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0_91/bin:/c/Program Files/Java/jre1.8.0_91/bin:/c/
Program Files (x86)/Intel/iCLS Client:/c/Program Files/Intel/iCLS Client:/c/Wind
ows/system32:/cmd:/c/Windows:/c/Windows/System32/Wbem:/c/Windows/System32/Window
sPowerShell/v1.0:/c/Program Files/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DA
L:/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL:/c/Prog
ram Files/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/c/Program Files (x86)
/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/c/Program Files (x86)/ATI Tech
nologies/ATI.ACE/Core-Static:/c/Program Files (x86)/GitExtensions:/bin:/mingw64/
bin:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl

$ type -a perl perl is /c/strawberry/perl/bin/perl perl is /c/usr/bin/perl — Piotr Bielski
– Piotr Bielski, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 6:02
Then you probably need to put one of those in your #! line. — melpomene
– melpomene, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 6:05

gaganso · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-06 13:43:28Z

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You need to use a shebang.

Add this as the first line of the script:

#!/usr/bin/env perl

This conveys that the script should be run using Perl interpreter.

If you are running the script on windows shebang is not parsed. The file extension(.pl) is used to decide the interpreter. In a bash shell shebang is necessary.

edited Jun 6, 2016 at 13:43

answered Jun 6, 2016 at 13:38

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gaganso Over a year ago

@PiotrBielski, #!/bin/bash executes the script as a bash script. Please modify it as suggested and try

Piotr Bielski Over a year ago

When I used #!/usr/bin/env perl is "No such file or directory" when I changed to #!/usr/bin/ perl is bad interpreter. #!/usr/bin/perl => Command not found

gaganso Over a year ago

@PiotrBielski, do echo $PATH in git-bash and post the result

gaganso Over a year ago

@PiotrBielski Like melpomene suggested put one of #!/c/strawberry/perl/bin/perl or #!/c/usr/bin/perl in the first line and try.

Piotr Bielski Over a year ago

With #!/c/usr/bin/perl same problem, with #!/c/strawberry/perl/bin/perl' syntax problem. So it isnt the solution.

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