If you're just getting started with Perl, this is the book you
want--whether you're a programmer, system administrator, or web hacker.
Nicknamed "the Llama" by two generations of users, this best seller
closely follows the popular introductory Perl course taught by the
authors since 1991. This eighth edition covers recent changes to the
language up to version 5.34.
Perl is suitable for almost any task on almost any platform, from short
fixes to complete web applications. Learning Perl teaches you the basics
and shows you how to write simple, single-file programs--roughly 90% of
the Perl programs in use today. And each chapter includes exercises to
help you practice what you've just learned. Other books may teach you to
program in Perl, but this book will turn you into a Perl programmer.
Topics include:
- Perl data and variable types
- Subroutines
- File operations
- Regular expressions
- String manipulation (including Unicode)
- Lists and sorting
- Process management
- Use of third-party modules