Perl is an interpreted programming language known for its power
and flexibility. It combines the familiar syntax of C, C++, sed, awk, grep,
sh, and csh into a tool that that is more powerful than the separate pieces
used together. These pages will teach basic data structures, flow
control, and string manipulation in the context of writing a common
CGI program for a Web server.
Prerequisites
- Basic programming experience (fortran, c, basic, whatever)
- No Perl, awk, sed, sh, csh, or grep is necessary, although it's
useful.
Disclaimers
This tutorial is necessarily a simplified version of what perl can
do. If you know perl, you could find "errors" in many of my statements, but
on the other hand, if you know perl, you understand why I'm leaving
out the subtleties. Also, I'm leaving out any of the great things about
perl 5.
Copies of this documentation
This documentation is available online:
http://www.raa.lad.gmeds.com/ramos/cursos/perltut/
Postscript copies and a Tar file are coming soon.
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