How to print variable value using file.

I have defined variable in linux using command #year=twenty
Now i want to use CGI script to print this value.
how can i do so?
quick response will be highly appreciated.

unless ( open FIN, "variable.txt" ){
  print "cannot read file: variable.txt\n";
  return;
  }

$line = <FIN>;
chomp $line;
close FIN;

( $junk, $value ) = split( /\=/, $line );

print "VALUE: $value \n";

Here can you help me with your parameters that you have used in context to my query?

well.... you have to store the variable you want in a file somewhere.

when you say "CGI", I'm assuming you mean through apache and perl.

So you write your "#year=value" in a file somewhere.
Make sure that "world" has read access to this file.

What I wrote goes into a script that apache accesses:

http://myserver.com/cgi-bin/quirks.pl

something like that....

No, i haven't defined variable in CGI script, i am using perl and executing script in Linux.
i want to print variable which i have defined at command line using CGI script.

oh...

$num = 0;
for $arg in ( @ARGV ){
  $num++;
  print "arg[$num]: $arg \n";
  }

In an odd perl quirk, the command itself is: $0

Hi quirkasaurus, Thanks for your reply, but i haven't understood what you are trying to say here, if you will try to explain it to me with consideration of my variables it will help me since i am a beginner to unix & CGI scripting.

THanks in advance.