Chapter 11. Introduction to Perl Programming
IN THIS CHAPTER
Perl is an interpreted programming language, particularly suited for text processing, that is widely used for such tasks as system administration and CGI scripting for active web content. Its name officially stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language (although several variants exist, some tongue-in-cheek). Perl was written by Larry Wall as a replacement for awk, and has grown into a framework of modules created and maintained by an immense network of independent developers. Wall is still Perl’s chief architect and is currently (as of this writing) working on the newly ...
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