Open PL File
Files with the PL extension have several different applications listed below.
Perl script files
PL files most commonly contain scripts written in Perl programming code and are often used to create programs that parse text using regular expressions.
PL files are also used in CGI web server and server scripts.
Prolog
PL files are used as Prolog source code files and contain coding for the program written in Prolog, which is a general-purpose programming language in artificial intelligence applications and for educational purposes.
UNIX Color Traces
PL files, in this application, are used as Unix color trace files, which contain two-dimensional or three-dimensional images that have been created in the BRL-CAD geometric modeling program.
They are typically generated in the MGED (Multi-Device Geometry Editor) program, which is included with the BRL-CAD software.
Software to open PL files
To open PL files it is necessary to ensure the type of format, and then have one of the following software packages:
How to open PL files
Typical PL application file locations:
C:\program files\Perl64\bin\perl.exe "%1" %*
Frequently used application names to open PL files:
- Perl64
Frequently associated Windows objects:
Perl