Perl·Perl essentials

Setup and syntax

Perl excels at text processing and glue scripts between systems.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 1 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Use use strict and warnings.
  • Scalars start with $.
  • Statements end with ;.

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Perl excels at text processing and glue scripts between systems.

  • Use use strict and warnings.
  • Scalars start with $.
  • Statements end with ;.
hello.plPERL
use strict;
use warnings;

my $name = "Ada";
print "Hello, $name\n";
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Answer from memory: Which two pragmas are standard in modern Perl scripts?

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Which two pragmas are standard in modern Perl scripts?

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