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Asked: 2026-05-14T18:40:41+00:00

How can I convert a shell script into a Perl script? I have a

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How can I convert a shell script into a Perl script?

I have a 10k line shell script and want to convert it into Perl. Is there any tool is doing that, or is there any way to do that?

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    There is no simple converter. From Perl FAQ “How-can-I-convert-my-shell-script-to-perl?“

    Learn Perl and rewrite it. Seriously,
    there’s no simple converter. Things
    that are awkward to do in the shell
    are easy to do in Perl, and this very
    awkwardness is what would make a
    shell->perl converter nigh-on
    impossible to write. By rewriting it,
    you’ll think about what you’re really
    trying to do, and hopefully will
    escape the shell’s pipeline datastream
    paradigm, which while convenient for
    some matters, causes many
    inefficiencies.

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