Perl 5 Pocket Reference
ISBN 1-56592-495-9 Price £5 approximately
John Vromans
41 Chapters
Chapter List
Introduction
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Conventions
Command-Line Options Syntax Embedded Documentation Data Types Literal Values Variables Context Operators and Precedence Statements Subroutines, Packages, Modules |
Object-Oriented Programming
Standard Methods Pragmatic Modules Arithmetic Functions Conversion Functions Structure Conversion String Conversions Array and Hash Functions Regular Expressions Search and Replace File Test Operators |
File Operations
Input/Output Formatted Printing Formats Tying Variables Directory Reading Routines System Interaction Networking System V IPC Miscellaneous Information from System Databases |
Special Variables
Special Arrays Special Hashes Standard Modules Environment Variables Multithreading The Perl Compiler The Perl Debugger |
Synopsis
The pocket reference series is well known for the large amount of information that is packed into a very small space. The Perl 5 Pocket Reference gives most of the things that may be needed to either use Perl 5 or to begin to use it to learn more.
Review
The Perl 5 Pocket Reference is a quick reference to Larry Wall's Perl program. If you invest in the complete O'Reilly Perl reference series then you will learn all there is to know about Perl. However, the pocket reference series gives a low cost and reliable list of functions and variables in one small volume.
If you want some more about Perl then this is the best way to do it ? Other than that you may have to spend a large amount of money. Good read for beginners.
Review by Richard Ibbotson
