perl

Perl on grml

Perl is a dynamic programming language created by Larry Wall and first released in 1987. Perl borrows features from a variety of other languages including C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, sed and Lisp.

Software

The following Debian packages are shipped with grml out-of-the-box:

• dh-make-perl: Create Debian packages from perl modules
• filepp: A generic perl-based file pre-processor
• pcregrep: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes
• perl-doc: Perl documentation
• perl-modules: Core Perl modules
• perl-suid: Runs setuid Perl scripts
• pperl: Make Perl scripts persistent in memory
• psh: interactive shell with the power of perl

Resources

english

• Perl.com