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linuxpimp20 · Sep 11th, 2005, 6:26 PM

Hi. i don't know much about perl but i hear the syntax can make large programs hard to maintain and read. I've also heard a lot of administers started using it for scripting over bash scripting. I only use linux so bash scripting is fine for me but i was curious how well perl is for scripting on both linux and windows and if that is why admins have started using it cuz it works well in mixed environments? thanks for any comments in advance.

iignotus · Sep 11th, 2005, 7:14 PM

I would personally choose perl over bash, but I don't see much that one language can do that the other can't.

Slightly off-topic, would you mind telling me how long you've been using Linux and what you currently use?

linuxpimp20 · Sep 11th, 2005, 7:29 PM

i have been using linux for a little more then a year and i've used the fedora cores. i started with 2 and learned on that and now im using 3 may upgrade to 4 when im not lazy.

Infinite Recursion · Sep 12th, 2005, 2:29 PM

I use them both... shell scripting moreso than Perl.

Sep 11th, 2005, 6:26 PM	#1
linuxpimp20 Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: ma Posts: 130 Rep Power: 4	Do you use perl over bash scripting? Hi. i don't know much about perl but i hear the syntax can make large programs hard to maintain and read. I've also heard a lot of administers started using it for scripting over bash scripting. I only use linux so bash scripting is fine for me but i was curious how well perl is for scripting on both linux and windows and if that is why admins have started using it cuz it works well in mixed environments? thanks for any comments in advance.

Sep 11th, 2005, 7:14 PM	#2
iignotus Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nowhere Special Posts: 466 Rep Power: 4	I would personally choose perl over bash, but I don't see much that one language can do that the other can't. Slightly off-topic, would you mind telling me how long you've been using Linux and what you currently use? __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) % rc4 hexkey < input > output #define S ,t=s[i],s[i]=s[j],s[j]=t /* rc4 hexkey <file / unsigned char k[256],s[256],i,j,t;main(c,v,e)charv;{++v;while(++i)s[ i]=i;for(c=0;(v)++;k[c++]=e)sscanf((v)++-1,"%2x",&e);while(j+=s[i] +k[i%c]S,++i);for(j=0;c=~getchar();putchar(~c^s[t+=s[i]]))j+=s[++i]S;}

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Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	I use them both... shell scripting moreso than Perl. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

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Sep 11th, 2005, 7:29 PM	#3
linuxpimp20 Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: ma Posts: 130 Rep Power: 4	i have been using linux for a little more then a year and i've used the fedora cores. i started with 2 and learned on that and now im using 3 may upgrade to 4 when im not lazy.

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Do you use perl over bash scripting?