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.PL File Extension3 File Associations

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File Type 1 Perl Script   (Most common)
Popularity 5 stars  Very Common
Category Developer Files
File Description Program written in Perl that can be compiled and run on a Unix system or any other operating system that has Perl installed on it; often used for creating small functions, but can be used to create more advanced programs as well; commonly used by Web servers.

Typically begins with #!/usr/local/bin/perl, which tells the computer to run the script using Perl.
Program(s) that open pl files
Mac OS Mac OS Run using a Perl compiler
Edit with a text editor
Windows Windows Run using a Perl compiler
Edit with a text editor
Linux Linux Perl (installed on most Unix and Linux systems)
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Updated 1/6/2007 Star Fix file extension .PL errors.

File Type 2 Prolog Source Code File
Popularity 3 stars  Average
Category Developer Files
File Description Contains program source code written in Prolog, a declarative programming language often used for artificial intelligence applications and teaching purposes; can be edited with a text editor and compiled with a Prolog interpreter.

Prolog is an abbreviation for "Programmation en Logique."
Program(s) that open pl files
Mac OS Mac OS SWI-Prolog
Windows Windows SWI-Prolog
Strawberry Prolog
PDC Visual Prolog
Linux Linux SWI-Prolog
Strawberry Prolog
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Updated 9/20/2007 Star Fix file extension .PL errors.

File Type 3 Unix Color Plot File
Popularity 3 stars  Average
Category Vector Image Files
File Description 2D or 3D image plot created with BRL-CAD, a combinatorial Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) solid modeling system; typically generated with MGED (Multi-Device Geometry Editor), included in the BRL-CAD software package.

NOTE: PL files can be converted to standard .PNG image files using BRL-CAD's pl-fb and fb-png commands.
Program(s) that open pl files
Mac OS Mac OS BRL-CAD
Windows Windows BRL-CAD
Linux Linux BRL-CAD
Updated 9/5/2008 Star Fix file extension .PL errors.
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