Einführung in Perl

Perl is a scripting language for simple manipulation of text, files and processes. Originally a popular tool of Unix system administrators for the countless everyday tasks, Perl has evolved into a full-blown programming language for almost any computing platform and is used for web and database programming, XML processing, system administration and much more.
The Swiss knife of programming languages
At the same time, Perl is still the Swiss Army Knife for small everyday tasks. Perl is fast, fun, and proves to be extremely useful. Many learned Perl because they had to, and continue to use it because they love it.
For beginners
Introduction to Perl is a carefully tailored course for beginners by three of the most experienced Perl instructors. With many programming examples, as well as exercises and worked-out solutions to each topic, the authors show step-by-step how to program with Perl, version 5.14.
Ideal for system administrators and programmers
Introduction to Perl is the ideal book for system administrators and programmers who want to write usable Perl scripts in a short time. It covers topics including:

Scalar data, lists and arrays
Control structures
Functions
Input and output
Regular expressions
File trading and file tests
Editing of files and directories
Process management
Third-party modules
Intelligent comparisons (Smart Matching)
The 6th edition of Introduction to Perl covers all the new features of Perl 5.14. "The little Unicode ABC" has been included in the book and the topic "Regular Expressions" has been significantly expanded.