root@scarface:~# cat test.pl #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict ; my $web = "perlmonks rocks !" ; print "$web\n" ; root@scarface:~# perlcc test.pl -o test root@scarface:~# ./test perlmonks rocks ! #### root@scarface:~# file test* test: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically test.pl: a /usr/bin/perl -w script text executable