Jun 10, 2011 · Below are the flags that I encounter most often, and I don't have a clue what they mean: perl -pe perl -pi perl -p perl -w perl -d perl -i perl -t I will be very grateful if you tell me …

The match operator is the syntax that tells the Perl interpreter: here comes a regex. In Perl, the match operator is normally delimited by '/' at start and end, but you can use delimiters (e.g., …

Jun 22, 2017 · See perlfunc. It lists all the Perl built-in functions, including the "file test" ones: -X FILEHANDLE -X EXPR -X DIRHANDLE -X Where -X is one of the following: -r: File is …

In Perl, the operator s/ is used to replace parts of a string. Now s/ will alter its parameter (the string) in place. I would however like to replace parts of a string befor printing it, as in pri...

Feb 16, 2013 · Errm, you are using the wrong paths. If perl.exe is located in G:\xampp\perl\bin and the mysql script in G:\xampp\mysql\scripts, you need: > G:\xampp\perl\bin\perl …

In Perl, what is a good way to perform a replacement on a string using a regular expression and store the value in a different variable, without changing the original? I usually just copy the stri...

Feb 5, 2015 · Strawberry Perl also comes with MinGW which means that Strawberry Perl can use quite a few XS modules directly from CPAN without any modification. The MinGW distribution …

Aug 11, 2008 · Perl has OOP features, but they are somewhat rarely used. How do you create and use Perl objects with methods and properties?

Oct 2, 2015 · Until now I used ActiveState 's ActivePerl, and used the ppm for installing modules. Last week I moved to Strawberry Perl, but I don't know how I should install modules using …

Perl prototypes have their uses (mostly to supply implicit context coercion to arguments, as Perl's built-in functions do). They should not be used as a mechanism to check that function are …