Can anyone tell me how to start using perl? Please...

wood · 09-07-2003, 10:05 PM

I am a newbie in Perl. I just read out some books and trying to learn but it seems difficult for me. How can i check whether I have an interpreter. Please help me how to start learning it. Thanks.

shellcode · 09-07-2003, 10:49 PM

to start programming you have to stick with it. dont skim, read. well if you can run a file containing

#!/usr/bin/perl

you have a perl interpreter

m0rl0ck · 09-07-2003, 11:34 PM

The perl cookbook is nice, shows simple things you can do right from the beginning.

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlckbk2/

Theres also some samples online so you can find out if you need something more basic.

UltimaGuy · 09-08-2003, 01:30 AM

In order to check whether you have an interpreter or not, just type 'perl -V' in the shell. If perl is installed, you will get a report.