Perl process

[inforeqd]

Second question of the day. I was reviewing a Solaris box and its processes when I came across this process /bin/perl -

now I traced it down and found that it links back to the perl intrepretor. But why would this be running and what exactly does the - after /bin/perl mean? I am assuming (and everyone knows what that gets us) that there is a script that must be run by perl during start-up and the process /bin/perl - is starting that script.

TIA
Infor

 

[tsdragon]

If the solaris box is a web server, it may be loading the perl interpreter automatically to save time in running perl cgi scripts. Some web servers will do this.
Tracy Dryden
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