As an alternative to perl-mode, there's also cperl-mode, which most people prefer and is I think also better maintained. There should be a cperl-mode in your emacs installation, but if you want more up-to-date/expermental versions, see the cperl-mode page on emacswiki.
Also: don't forget to switch on flymake-mode. It's one of the most useful tools in emacs, not just for perl:
;; Use cperl-mode for perl
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.\\([pP][Llm]\\|al\\)\\'" . cperl-m
+ode))
(add-to-list 'interpreter-mode-alist '("perl" . cperl-mode))
(add-to-list 'interpreter-mode-alist '("perl5" . cperl-mode))
(add-to-list 'interpreter-mode-alist '("miniperl" . cperl-mode))
(add-hook 'cperl-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(require 'flymake)
(flymake-mode 1) ;; use flymake
(local-set-key (kbd "C-h f") 'cperl-perldoc))) ;; use perldoc inst
+ead of info on C-h f
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