# perl > The Perl 5 language interpreter. - Parse and execute a `script.pl`: `perl {{script.pl}}` - Parse and execute a `perl_statement`: `perl -e {{perl_statement}}` - Check syntax errors on `script.pl`: `perl -c {{script.pl}}` - Import module before execution: `perl -M{{module}} -e {{perl_statement}}` - Run `script.pl` in debug mode using `perldebug`: `perl -d {{script.pl}}`