Books: A User's Report
Elizabeth Zinkann
In this traditionally Linux issue and column, I have included a
Perl reference, as well as some Linux reviews. Since the popular
surge toward the Linux operating system first became apparent, I
have endeavored to review Linux books as frequently as possible.
The Perl reference is a small one and worthwhile due to its
coverage of version 5.005. Specifically, I reviewed the Perl 5
Pocket Reference, Second Edition by Johan Vromans (O'Reilly
& Associates, Inc.); UNIX & Linux Answers! Certified
Tech Support by Charlie Russel and Sharon Crawford (Osborne
McGraw-Hill); Linux Undercover, Linux Secrets as Revealed
by the Linux Documentation Project, Edited by Eric S. Raymond
(Red Hat Software); and PC Hardware FAT FAQs: Troubleshooting,
Upgrading, Maintaining, and Repairing by Stephen J. Bigelow
(McGraw-Hill).
Perl 5 Pocket Reference
Second Edition
By Johan Vromans
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
ISBN 1-56592-495-9
$6.95
67 Pages
http://www.oreilly.com
This compact guide to the Perl language provides the user with
instant access to its syntax plus a brief description of each
entry. The second edition references Perl version 5.005 and is
considerably longer than the previous version. Vromans reorganized
and revised the second edition to include the latest features. The
author addresses the following concepts: Command-Line Options,
Syntax, Embedded Documentation, Data Types, Literal Values,
Variables, Context, Operators and Precedence, Statements,
Subroutines, Packages and Modules, Object-Oriented Programming,
Standard Methods, Pragmatic Modules, Arithmetic Functions,
Conversion Functions, Structure Conversion, String Functions, Array
and Hash Functions, Regular Expressions, Search and Replace
Functions, File Test Operators, and File Operations.
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