References may belong in an encyclopedia, but what purpose do they serve in Perl?

Taking a look at variable scope, pipes and while-loops in various Linux and Unix shells.

More ways you can make your scripts more difficult to understand using Perl on Linux and Unix.

An interesting concept, that's been around for a while. Neat, but...

"What sort of programmer uses Perl? Do most Perl programmers use it as a primary language, or just write the occasional script? ..."

Perl script to ping, check ports and create a CGI page report. This time written a bit more complicated than necessary to highlight some uses of Perl.

It's not often that I write about Perl Scripting on Unix Tutorial, but that's just because I don't script in Perl this much on a regular basis. Today, however, I'd like to share one of the building blocks - a really basic piece of functionality which you'll find really useful in almost any Perl script.

Simple Perl Script To Do Mass Emailing From Lists Running Any Mail Agent On Linux Or Unix.

One of the coolest Perl pictures I've seen - with a twist!