Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, Third Edition

Chapter 23. Using Perl

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• Using Perl with Linux

• Perl Variables and Data Structures

• Operators

• Conditional Statements: if/else and unless

• Looping

• Regular Expressions

• Access to the Shell

• Modules and CPAN

• Code Examples

• Reference

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Perl (the Practical Extraction and Report Language, or the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister, depending on who you speak to), a powerful scripting tool, enables you to manage files, create reports, edit text, and perform many other tasks when using Linux. Perl is included with Ubuntu and could be considered an integral part of the distribution because Ubuntu depends on Perl for many types of software services, logging activities, and software tools. If you do a full install from this ...