Use Module::Version to get the version of an installed Perl module
Another cool way to get the version of a module
The conditional (ternary) operator
One way to reduce the verbosity of Perl code is to replace if-else statements with a conditional operator expression. The conditional operator (aka ternary operator) takes the form: logical test ? value if true : value if false.
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Perl for loops
Perl’s for loops are a powerful feature that, like the rest of Perl can be as concise, flexible and versatile required. This article covers the core features for Perl’s for loops.
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Test if the user is root
When Perl is executing a program, it maintains the user id of the process owner in a global variable ($<). When a Perl program is executed by root or a user with root privileges (e.g. using the sudo command), the user id variable is always set to zero. This can be checked at the command line:
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List shortcuts: qw the quote whitespace operator
A popular way to build a list of literal quotes in Perl is to use the quote whitespace operator (qw). It’s terse, versatile and elegant. To see why, let’s look at a typical statement using a list of strings:
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List all Perl modules installed via CPAN
A quick way to list all non-core modules installed via CPAN using the command line:
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Modern Perl mecca: modernperlbooks.com
Although not precisely defined, Modern Perl programming refers to the use of best practice coding syntax, environment configuration tools, new Perl modules and the general joie de vivre associated with Perl since version 5.10.2. During this time the Perl language and available modules went through an upgrade of several tons of awesome, which resulted in a more concise, idiomatic syntax, and powerful new tools including web frameworks, ORMs and configuration managers.
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Perl arrays 101 - create, loop and manipulate
Arrays in Perl contain an ordered list of values that can be accessed using built-in functions. They are one of the most useful data structures and frequently used in Perl programming.
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Upgrade your list printing using field separator variables
A typical way to print every element of an array in Perl is using a foreach loop:
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Repeat strings with the repetition operator Repeat strings with the repetition operator
You get the idea - Perl has a repetition operator (x) that repeats the scalar or list on its left by the number on it’s right (like multiplication).
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Check your module POD using perldoc
Perl ships with a command-line program called perldoc that makes it easier to search and read Perl’s vast documentation in the POD markup language. If perldoc is called with the -F flag, it will display the POD markup of an input file - this can be useful when your are developing a new Perl distribution and want to check the appearance of the POD in your module before it appears on CPAN for all to see.
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Perl string functions - concatenate substring and split
Perl has many string functions, let’s take a look at a some of the most common ones: concatenate, substring and split.
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Quoting strings in Perl - even ones containing apostrophes and quote or speech marks
Broadly speaking Perl has two types of strings: quotes that are interpolated at runtime and literal quotes that are not interpolated. Let’s review each of these in turn.
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Find the index of the last element in an array
Most Perl programmers know that to find the size of an array, the array must called in a scalar context like this:
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