The extension of Perl script files can be either .pl or.cgi. However, the file extension depends on the specific role of the script, much like file permissions do:

The.cgi suffix should be used for Perl script files that produce publicly accessible web output.
The.pl extension should be used for Perl scripts that are only intended for command-line execution and for scripts that don't provide web output.

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