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6 Perl One-Liners to Replace Common Linux Utilities

While other scripting languages have gained popularity, Perl remains a popular choice due to its robust text processing ...
Purdue University

I2A2 Examples in Perl

The i2a2-auth.pl file contains a Perl script, written by Ron Kittendorf, that shows how to use the Net::LDAP Perl module to bind via the I2A2 LDAP protocol converter. The script uses the Net::LDAP ...
MCPmag

PERL’s Hidden Treasures

You may think of PERL as something for Unix gurus, but wise Windows administrators can also benefit from this powerful scripting language. So just what is PERL, and where did it come from? PERL stands ...
Network World

Combining arguments in a perl script

Here’s a trick that I learned recently that allows me to combine a string of arguments into a single variable. In my case, this was necessitated by a script that I was preparing to help analyze ...
Ars Technica

Perl and forcing use of Windows shell command dir

I write Perl programs that use the Windows shell command dir. The dir command is built into cmd.exe and there is no dir.exe in the System folder. My colleagues use my Perl programs and some of them ...