Explains how to use Windows Command Prompt to run Perl. Command Prompt is a CLI tool to run programs on Windows.
This article is originally Windows Command Prompt Tutorial | Perl ABC.
Execution of Command Prompt
Let's execute Command Prompt.
"Start Menu" | "Apps" | "Windows System Tools" | "Command Prompt"
Your home directory is shown on Command Prompt.
C:\Users\kimot
Showing File Extensions
The extension of Perl program is ".pl". It is useful if extensions of files are displayed.
The way to show file extensions is described in the following page.
How to Make Windows Show File Extensions
Execution of Notepad
Perl programs are text files. You can create your Perl programs using Notepad.
The way to use Notepad is described in the following page.
11 ways to start Notepad in Windows
Creating Perl Programs
Let's create a Perl program.
Create a file named "start.pl" at your home directory.
C:\Users\kimot\start.pl
And write the following text.
print "Hello World";
And save it.
Runing Perl Programs
You can run your Perl program using perl command.
perl start.pl
The output is:
Hello World
Commands of Command Prompt
Intorduce offten used commands of Command Prompt.
dir
The "dir" command displays the list of files.
dir
cd
The "cd" command changes the working directory.
cd DirectoryName
".." is the file name that means the folder one level higher.
cd ..
Changing Drives
You can change drives using "c:" or "d:".
c: d:
Seeing Command Histories
You can see command histories using "↑" and "↓" keys.
↑ ↓
Getting Environment Variables
You can get and show a environment variable as the following.
echo %PATH%
Setting Environment Variable
You can set a environment variable as the following.
SET DATE=20080604
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