This note covers the following topics: the basics, arrays, program
arguments and conditionals,, reading and writing to files, more loops and some
math in perl, subroutines,, hashes associative arrays, string manipulation, more
regular expressions, file and directory manipulation, time and perl modules,
system commands, network modules, programming techniques and review.
This book assumes that
you know absolutely nothing about programming at all and that Perl is your first
language. However, basic operations such as making text files are outside of the
realm of this tutorial.
This PDF covers the following topics
related to Perl : Introduction and philosophy, Basics, Variables and data types,
Important concepts, Control structures, I/O, Interacting with UNIX.
This note explains
the following topics: Interpreter vs. Compiler, Perl different from other
languages, Variables, Scalar Data, Arrays and Lists, Control Structures, Hashes,
Regular Expressions, Functions, Interacting with the Operating System, A few
Perl Functions.
The aim of this note is to give you not just an understanding of the
workings of the perl interpreter, but also the means to investigate more about
it, to analyze and solve bugs in the Perl core, and to take part in the Perl
development process.
Perl is an immensely popular
scripting language that combines the best features of C, key UNIX utilities and
a powerful use of regular expressions. This book promotes the use of Perl as a
programming language, encouraging the creation of legible and sensible programs
so as to dispel the image of Perl as a confusing and obscure language.
This book invites Perl programmers and their
customers to take a fresh look at software development. It explains Extreme Perl
to both programmers and business people.