Introduction to Perl for Unix System Administrators

(Perl without excessive complexity)

by Dr Nikolai Bezroukov

Ch. 1: Introduction and History Overview

Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain-This life flies;
One thing is certain and the rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 63

Contents

1.1. Introduction

1.2. The Place of Perl among other scripting languages; good and bad things about Perl

1. 3. Short history of Perl

Prehistory -- Unix period

WEB period

Future Developments

1.4. Perl hype

1.5. Perl Installation

1.6 Recommended Reading

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