Course Description:
This hands on Perl scripting class provides a thorough introduction to the Perl programming language, teaching attendees how to develop and maintain portable scripts useful for system management and data manipulation.
Emphasis is placed on built-in subroutines that can be used to help conveniently build fast, portable and efficient scripts. Extensive hands on exercises provide practice in report creation, pattern matching, string manipulation, file IO, command line processing, and debugging.
Students are shown how to extend Perl's basic functionality with packages and loadable modules. Attendees who also want an in-depth introduction to CGI Programming and the use of the Perl DBI module for database access should attend the five-day Perl Programming and CGI Scripting course instead.
Students Will Learn:
Course Length:
3 Days