Peter's review
Minimal Perl: For UNIX and Linux People
by Tim Maher
Peter's review
Minimal Perl: For UNIX and Linux People by Tim Maher
Peter's review
rating:
bookshelves:
computers
recommended for: UNIX SAs
** spoiler alert **
Lots of examples and a good reference to have. I was hoping that "Minimal Perl" meant that I could get a lot done with only minimal perl skills, but it's actually a reference to the amount of code you need to write compared to traditional shell scripting. In other words, if it takes me 20 lines to do something with ksh, this book will show you how to do the same thing with 10 lines of perl. Great if your already familiar with the syntax and structure, but less useful if your just starting out with perl.
Also, the guy with the big pipe dies in the end.
Also, the guy with the big pipe dies in the end.
