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- From: Tom Phoenix <rootbeer&pfaq*finding*@redcat.com>
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- Subject: [Perl] How to find the Perl FAQ
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- rootbeer&pfaq*finding*@redcat.com (per merlyn@stonehenge.com)
- Summary: This posting describes where to find the Perl FAQ,
- which should be read by anyone who wishes to post to
- any of the comp.lang.perl.* newsgroups.
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- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:21:04 GMT
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- Archive-name: perl-faq/finding-perl-faq
- Posting-Frequency: weekly
- Last-modified: 29 Apr 2000
-
- [ That "Last-modified:" date above refers to this document, not to the
- Perl FAQ itself! The last _major_ update of the Perl FAQ was in Summer
- of 1998; of course, ongoing updates are made as needed. ]
-
- For most people, this URL should be all you need in order to find Perl's
- Frequently Asked Questions (and answers).
-
- http://www.cpan.org/doc/FAQs/
-
- Please look over (but never overlook!) the FAQ and related docs before
- posting anything to the comp.lang.perl.* family of newsgroups.
-
- For an alternative way to get answers, check out the Perlfaq website.
-
- http://www.perlfaq.com/
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- Beginning with Perl version 5.004, the Perl distribution itself includes
- the Perl FAQ. If everything is pro-Perl-y installed on your system, the
- FAQ will be stored alongside the rest of Perl's documentation, and one
- of these commands (or your local equivalents) should let you read the FAQ.
-
- perldoc perlfaq
- man perlfaq
-
- If a recent version of Perl is not properly installed on your system,
- you should ask your system administrator or local expert to help. If you
- find that a recent Perl distribution is lacking the FAQ or other important
- documentation, be sure to complain to that distribution's author.
-
- If you have a web connection, the first and foremost source for all things
- Perl, including the FAQ, is the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN).
- CPAN also includes the Perl source code, pre-compiled binaries for many
- platforms, and a large collection of freely usable modules, among its
- 560_986_526 bytes (give or take a little) of super-cool (give or take
- a little) Perl resources.
-
- http://www.cpan.org/
- http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
- http://www.cpan.org/doc/FAQs/FAQ/html/
- http://www.perl.com/CPAN/doc/FAQs/FAQ/html/
-
- You may wish or need to access CPAN via anonymous FTP. (Within CPAN,
- you will find the FAQ in the /doc/FAQs/FAQ directory. If none of these
- selected FTP sites is especially good for you, a full list of CPAN sites
- is in the SITES file within CPAN.)
-
- California ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/perl/CPAN/
- Texas ftp://ftp.metronet.com/pub/perl/
- South Africa ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/
- Japan ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/
- Australia ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/
- Netherlands ftp://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/PERL/CPAN/
- Switzerland ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
- Chile ftp://ftp.ing.puc.cl/pub/unix/perl/CPAN/
-
- If you have no connection to the Internet at all (so sad!) you may wish
- to purchase one of the commercial Perl distributions on CD-Rom or other
- media. Your local bookstore should be able to help you to find one.
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-
- Comments and suggestions on the contents of this document
- are always welcome. Please send them to the author at
- <pfaq&finding*comments*@redcat.com>. Of course, comments on
- the docs and FAQs mentioned here should go to their respective
- maintainers.
-
- Have fun with Perl!
-
- --
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