Perl Is a Gem: One-Liners and Programs | Linux Today

Perl Is a Gem: One-Liners and Programs

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 23, 2007

“During my years as a Unix Systems Administrator and Quality
Assurance Engineer, one of the most indispensable tools in my Unix
tool box has been Perl. A Perl ‘power programmer’ I am not, though
almost daily I find new ways to incorporate simple (and sometimes
not so simple) Perl logic into my work, which results in increased
productivity and efficiency.

“The following article was written not to teach Perl to the
uninitiated, but rather to scratch the surface of demonstrating
some of the power, flexability, and possibilities of Perl…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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