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- Title: PERL
- Author: Larry Wall (lwall@netlabs.com)
- Version: 5.001
- Title From: Documentation
- Author From: Documentation
- Version From: Documentation
- Supplier: Steve Ellacott (S.W.Ellacott@brighton.ac.uk)
- Date: 05/03/96
- Keywords: Report generators ; Program processors ;
- Programming languages
- Shareware:
- Machine: Archimedes
- Operating system: RISCOS
- Memory requirements:
- Peripherals needed:
- Other s/ware needed:
- Directory: micros/arch/riscos/a/a049
- Date mounted/updated: 10/06/96
- File names: perl5man.arc
- perlop.html
- a049h.arc
- perl.arc
- Unarchived files: 289
- Unarchived size: 5368 kbytes
- Omissions:
- See also:
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- Acquiring the package:
-
- Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2 (see the "tools_help"
- file in arch/riscos/tools for further info).
-
-
- Description:
-
- Perl is an interpreted language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files,
- extracting information from those text files, and printing reports based on
- that information. It's also a good language for many system management tasks.
- It combines some of the best features of C, sed, awk and sh, so people familiar
- with those languages should have little difficulty with it. Expression syntax
- corresponds quite closely to C expression syntax.
-
- This is the RISC OS port originally by Luke Taylor, extended and revised by
- Steve Ellacott. These extensions include a port of the GNU gdbm database
- manager (permitting associative arrays to be stored on disc) and access to the
- RISCOS kernel. Several serious bugs have been fixed and some test scripts are
- included. A manual in Impression format is also included.
-
- The Perl package directory contains the file a049h.arc which is a !SrcEdit
- format help file for the programming language Perl. Although of greatest use
- to people using !SrcEdit the file is useful for on-line help with any editor as
- a search may be made for '%<keyword>' which will find the entry for <keyword>
- if it exists. Author: Ashley Oliver. See HELPUPDATE (a289) for a utility to
- convert to StrongHelp format. This file covers Perl versions preceding 5.
-
- perl5man.arc is a StrongHelp format help file. It contains the complete
- documentation for Perl 5.001, including everything you need in order to learn
- how to program in Perl, in an easy-access form. To read it, you will need
- StrongHelp version 2.02, which is available in package d126. Those using
- StrongEd will be able to automatically get help on a function by pressing F1.
- Conversion from POD to StrongHelp format by Michael Attenborough.
-
- perlop.html is an HTML file describing the Perl operators.
-