in reply to Perl manual?

There really isn't a good tutorial on the net for learning Perl. There are only bits and pieces. It would be best to do what I did, go to your local library and check out "Programming Perl" - The Camel Book. I haven't found a complete tutorial anywhere the net, but this is an excellent source.

- p u n k k i d
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