I'm a little saddned that nobody pointed out this "perltutorial", so i'll do it (cause I like to):

How to RTFM

If you're new the 'net (not just Perlmonks, but in general), you will eventually hear the phrase 'RTFM', which stands for "Read the Friendly Manual". (Well, actually, 'friendly' is something else, but you get the idea.) What this means is that the question asked is something that could have easily been learned by reading the documentation that comes with that program or language (for free!), and asking for help about it in public forums is considered a waste of time.

While it should not be taken as a rude comment by the person suggesting it, it's better to avoid getting an 'RTFM' in response to a question if you can, which means that you should do as much research in the manuals before posting. With Perl, that can be a daunting task, as there is a LOT of documentation that goes along with it. This tutorial is an attempt to try to sort out where you can find specific information about programming in perl that you can get for free (e.g., you don't need to buy any books, though this is always a good idea!), both with the install of perl and at various web sites, including Perlmonks.

It should be noted that some areas of perl documentation are quite complicated and overlapping, so it might take a couple of stabs to get to the right place, but after a few tries with the documentation, you'll get where you want to be. ;D

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In reply to Re: perl modules by PodMaster
in thread perl modules by dancdruff

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