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Perl 5 Fundamentals

Perl is the go-to language of many system administrators to automate most of their mundane and repetitive tasks. This course will teach you the basic concepts and features of this language.

Saravanan Dhandapani - Pluralsight course - Perl 5 Fundamentals
by Saravanan Dhandapani
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What you'll learn

Many system administrators rely on a scripting language like Perl to accomplish their day-to-day work. In this course, Perl 5 Fundamentals, you’ll learn to master the basics of the Perl language. First, you’ll explore the syntax of Perl, the simple and complex data structures provided by the language. Next, you’ll discover how to use the various looping constructs to control the flow of your program. Then, you'll delve into file handling techniques and regular expressions. Finally, you’ll learn how to package and distribute your code using Perl modules. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of developing scripts using all the core features provided by Perl needed to automate and monitor your day-to-day tasks.

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Saravanan Dhandapani - Pluralsight course - Perl 5 Fundamentals
Saravanan Dhandapani

I have been passionate about designing and developing software that is scalable, portable and maintainable.

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