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Tutorials. PERL Tutorial. Perl is a programming language developed by Larry Wall, especially designed for text processing. Though Perl is not officially an acronym but many times it is used as it stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language. It runs on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX. This tutorial provides a complete understanding on Perl. This reference has been prepared for beginners to help them understand the basic to advanced concepts related to Perl Scripting languages. Before you start practicing with various types of examples given in this reference, we are making an assumption that you have prior exposure to C programming and Unix Shell. For most of the examples given in this tutorial you will find Try it option, so just make use of this option to execute your Perl programs at the spot and enjoy your learning.

Try following example using Try it option available at the top right corner of the below sample code box − Perl Tutorial. Beginning Perl (free) - www.perl.org. By Simon Cozens What does this book cover? Installing Perl on Windows and UNIX Making use of online Perl resources like CPAN First principles in programming and the Perl syntax Working with files and databases Writing web pages in Perl Using Perl as an object-oriented language Book overview Perl is a well-established programming language that has been developed through the time and effort of countless free software programmers into an immensely powerful tool that can be used on pratically every operating system in the world. Perl started out as the "Swiss army knife" of computer languages and was used primarily by system administrators, but over time it's grown into an immensely robust language used by web-developers and programmers worldwide.

It's also a great way to learn programming techniques and develop your own style of coding. "There's more than one way to do it" is the motto of Perl, but this book aims to take you through them all. Who is this book for? Introduction. This tutorial will be covering the PERL syntax and should provide you with a very solid foundation of PERL for you to build upon. It is recommended that before you start walking through our tutorial that you have a general understanding of Web Development as well as some background knowledge of HTML and CSS as our tutorial is directed toward Web programming. We will be incorporating our PERL scripts with HTML, CSS, and PHP so if you are unfamiliar with any of these languages, it may be a good idea to touch base with the tutorials offered here, or elsewhere for that matter to familiarize yourself with the code we offer.

Created in 1987 by Larry Wall, the UNIX based language has evolved into a powerful tool for the internet. It was designed as a quick-fix patch program for UNIX based systems. The language is very simplistic, offering optimum flexibility, perfect for short, straightforward scripting. This tutorial will be web based, working with and creating files over the internet.