Date: 2009jun6 Language: perl Q. How can I check the syntax of my perl script? A. Just do:

perl -c <script> perl -cw <script> - Also give warnings perl -c myscript.pl (for example)

this compiles your script but does not run it. A great way of making sure your perl scripts are at least sane. It outputs:

myscript.pl syntax OK

or errors. It does not check everything that you might expect a compiler to check, however. It does not flag missing functions, eg:

missing_function();

will not cause an error. I guess this is because the syntax is correct but calling a function is the same as:

main{'missing_function'}(); # approximate syntax

which you would not expect a compiler to check. perl -cw <script> - Also give warnings