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FAQ 3.23 Can I write useful Perl programs on the command line? PerlFAQ Server 05-03-2008
Posted by PerlFAQ Server on May 3, 2008, 3:03 pm
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 This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq3.pod, which
comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to
reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community
to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete
perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org .

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3.23: Can I write useful Perl programs on the command line?

Yes. Read perlrun for more information. Some examples follow. (These
assume standard Unix shell quoting rules.)

# sum first and last fields
perl -lane 'print $F[0] + $F[-1]' *

# identify text files
perl -le 'for(@ARGV) {print if -f && -T _}' *

# remove (most) comments from C program
perl -0777 -pe 's{}gs' foo.c

# make file a month younger than today, defeating reaper daemons
perl -e '$X=24*60*60; utime(time(),time() + 30 * $X,@ARGV)' *

# find first unused uid
perl -le '$i++ while getpwuid($i); print $i'

# display reasonable manpath
echo $PATH | perl -nl -072 -e '
s![^/+]*$!man!&&-d&&!$s++&&push@m,$_;END'

OK, the last one was actually an Obfuscated Perl Contest entry. :-)



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Posted by Ben Bullock on May 3, 2008, 7:55 pm
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 On Sat, 03 May 2008 12:03:02 -0700, PerlFAQ Server wrote:

> 3.23: Can I write useful Perl programs on the command line?

Has anybody ever, even once, asked this question, or even something
similar to it? I just can't imagine anybody asking that kind of question.

Posted by John W. Krahn on May 3, 2008, 8:28 pm
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Ben Bullock wrote:
> On Sat, 03 May 2008 12:03:02 -0700, PerlFAQ Server wrote:
>
>> 3.23: Can I write useful Perl programs on the command line?
>
> Has anybody ever, even once, asked this question, or even something
> similar to it? I just can't imagine anybody asking that kind of question.

Yes, but usually in comp.unix.shell or a group with *unix* in it.


John
--
Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you
can special-order certain sorts of tools at low cost and
in short order. -- Larry Wall

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