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Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by bart (Canon) on Mar 01, 2005 at 13:51 UTC
Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by samizdat (Vicar) on Mar 01, 2005 at 14:29 UTC
    One really important thing about computer programming is that you need to get your syntax correct before launching! It is only because human minds are so amazing that any sense at all can be made of your question. You will get much more help here and in other on-line resources if you spend the time to clean up your entry before posting. I can appreciate that English may not be your primary language, but it will be well worth your time to at least separate your thoughts into recognizable sentences. It is also more polite to create an identity and log in.

    All that witching aside, welcome to our community! :-D
    perl -v
    shows which version of Perl is usable by you, and
    which perl
    shows where the interpreter is installed.
Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by belg4mit (Prior) on Mar 01, 2005 at 13:44 UTC
    This is a good site about perl if you look for answers to questions that have already been asked, or ask your own *specific* questions. Otherwise, find the O'Reilly Camel book.

    --
    I'm not belgian but I play one on TV. On dit que je parle comme un belge aussi.

Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by RolandGunslinger (Curate) on Mar 01, 2005 at 13:50 UTC
    perl -v then go out and buy Learning Perl
Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by manav (Scribe) on Mar 01, 2005 at 14:23 UTC
    perldoc perl will show you the various sections into which the Perl manual has been divided to.
    perldoc <manual_name>
    will show you almost all you need to know.
Re: Learning/Using Perl on Linux
by Paulster2 (Priest) on Mar 02, 2005 at 13:53 UTC

    Isn't this a similar (if not the same) node that was front paged yesterday? If it is the same message, it's good that it is no longer front paged, but if it isn't, it looks like it could be an auto node creation kind of thing. I specifically refer to the i want i need your yahoo email id portion. I agree that this node doesn't make much sense. Then again, I don't make much sense sometimes. This suspiciously looks like someone is trying to mask it, much like spam emails are (can you spell V1-agra?). I understand that not all monks out there speak english, and I am glad that not all of us do (diversity), but this looks much beyond broken or poor english. I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time.

    Just a thought.

    Paulster2


    You're so sly, but so am I. - Quote from the movie Manhunter.
      But then again, what sense would it make at all?
      Threre is no spam link.
      If someone wants to harvest email addresses, would messages like these help? Maybe in other kinds of chat or forum maybe, to make other unitelligible kids give their addresses. That would be the people who give out their addresses anyways, without anybody to tell them so.
      I don't think it's spam. Maybe someone really has a problem or was drunken at the computer.

        You're probably right. I don't know. It was just my gut check when I read the thing to begin with. Your second suggestion might also be correct (The Drunken Master with Jackie Chan comes to mind...Drunken Master...Drunken Monk...I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time!). Either way, I hope that the monk who submitted has gotten some tips out of the responses, as I have;-)

        Paulster2


        You're so sly, but so am I. - Quote from the movie Manhunter.
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