Ubuntu Linux Unleashed 2021 Edition, 14th Edition

Bonus Chapter 42

Using Perl

In This Chapter

▸ Using Perl with Linux

▸ Perl Variables and Data Structures

▸ Perl Operators

▸ Conditional Statements: if/else and unless

▸ Looping

▸ Regular Expressions

▸ Access to the Shell

▸ Modules and CPAN

▸ Code Examples

▸ References

Perl (whose name comes from the Practical Extraction and Report Language or the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister, depending on whom you speak to) is a powerful scripting tool that enables you to manage files, create reports, edit text, and perform many other tasks. Perl is included with and installed in Ubuntu by default and could be considered an integral part of the distribution because Ubuntu depends on Perl for many types of software services, logging activities, ...