What is Perl?
Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) is an
interpreted language that combines elements of several common
programming and script languages, utilities and command-line shells
(including but not limited to C, csh, sed, and awk) to provide a
powerful and eclectic set of scripting tools.
Information on perl can be obtained by visiting the newsgroups comp.lang.perl[.*] or by browsing sites such as http://www.mit.edu:8001/perl/perl.html