Programming Perl (Nutshell Handbooks) - Softcover

Schwartz, Randal L.; Wall, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0937175641 ISBN 13: 9780937175644

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1991

Synopsis

This is the authoritative guide to the hottest new UNIX utility in years, coauthored by its creator, Larry Wall. Perl is a language for easily manipulating text, files, and processes. Perl provides a more concise and readable way to do many jobs that were formerly accomplished (with difficulty) by programming in the C language or one of the shells. Even though Perl is not yet a standard part of UNIX, it is likely to be available wherever you choose to work. And if it isn't, you can get it and install it easily and free of charge.Contents include:

• An introduction to Perl
• Common tasks with Perl
• Real Perl programs; includes database manipulation, programming aids, system administration, text and filename manipulation, interprocess communication, and more
• Perl syntax
• Perl functions
• Other oddments; invocation options, debugging, efficiency, the Perl library, linking in C subroutines, etc.

Also includes a pull-out quick-reference card (designed and created by Johan Vromans).

About this title

Book Description:

Unmatched power for text processing and scripting

About the Author:

Randal L. Schwartz is a two-decade veteran of the software industry. He is skilled in software design, system administration, security, technical writing, and training. Randal has coauthored the "must-have" standards: Programming Perl, Learning Perl, Learning Perl for Win32 Systems, and Effective Perl Learning, and is a regular columnist for WebTechniques, PerformanceComputing, SysAdmin, and Linux magazines.

He is also a frequent contributor to the Perl newsgroups, and has moderated comp.lang.perl.announce since its inception. His offbeat humor and technical mastery have reached legendary proportions worldwide (but he probably started some of those legends himself). Randal's desire to give back to the Perl community inspired him to help create and provide initial funding for The Perl Institute. He is also a founding board member of the Perl Mongers (perl.org), the worldwide Perl grassroots advocacy organization. Since 1985, Randal has owned and operated Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. Randal can be reached for comment at merlyn@stonehenge.com or (503) 777-0095, and welcomes questions on Perl and other related topics.

About this edition

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0937175641
• ISBN 13: 9780937175644
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 482