Question

What is the default path to Perl in Unix?

(a) /usr/bin/perl

(b) /usr/bin

(c) /usr/perl

(d) /usr/perl/bin

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) /usr/bin/perl

For explanation: All Perl scripts generally begin with a #! (shebang) line. A script is a file containing a sequence of commands. The Perl scripts are text files, which can be created using any text editor.