What is Perl?
Perlis an acronym that stands for Practical
Extraction and Reporting Language.
History
− Written by Larry Wall.
− The three chief virtues of a Perl programmer:
Laziness
Impatience
Hubris
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Purpose of Perl
WorldWide Web Programming (CGI)
Internet Server Application Programming
Interface extension
ActiveX script language
System Administration chores
Object Linking Embedded Automation
Network Programming
Graphics User Interface
perl cmd
perl –h:print summary of options
"perl –c: test01.pl": check syntax without
running program
perl –v: version and patch-level of perl
"perl –W test01.pl": prints warnings about
possible bad constructs