[quote= ,perldoc perlembed]
NAME
      perlembed - how to embed perl in your C program

DESCRIPTION
      PREAMBLE

      Do you want to:

      Use C from Perl?
           Read perlxstut, perlxs, h2xs, perlguts, and perlapi.

      Use a Unix program from Perl?
           Read about back-quotes and about "system" and "exec" in perlfunc.

      Use Perl from Perl?
           Read about "do" in perlfunc and "eval" in perlfunc and "require" in perlfunc and "use" in perlfunc.

      Use C from C?
           Rethink your design.

      Use Perl from C?
           Read on...
...
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