Learn Perl in 1 Hour

This is a basic Perl tutorial. The goal is to get a quick working understanding of the language. Examples on this page are based on Perl 5.14.2. (released on 2011-09-26)

Perl variable name prefix: sigil

• Variable Name Prefix: Sigil

String

• Quoting Strings
• String Operations

True and False

• True/False (boolean)

Conditional: if then else

• if then else

Loop, Iteration

• for, while, Loop

Data Structure

• List/Array
• Hash Table

Looping Thru a List

• Map Function to List

Using Library

• List Available Modules, List Module Search Paths

Defining a Function

• Define Function