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David Liedle 37128dedfb Complete Perl Programming Language book for modern system administrators 
This comprehensive guide covers:
- 22 chapters of practical Perl programming
- Focus on system administration and automation
- Modern Perl best practices and techniques
- Real-world examples and production-ready code
- 3 appendices with one-liners, gotchas, and resources

The book targets experienced sysadmins, DevOps engineers, and automation
specialists, demonstrating Perl's continued relevance in 2025 for text
processing, system administration, and rapid development.

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The PERL Programming Language: A Modern Guide for System Administrators and Automation Engineers

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations

  • Chapter 1: Why Perl Still Matters in 2025
  • Chapter 2: Getting Started - Modern Perl Setup
  • Chapter 3: Perl Fundamentals - Variables and Data Types
  • Chapter 4: Control Flow and Subroutines
  • Chapter 5: Regular Expressions - Perl's Superpower

Part II: Text Processing and File Operations

  • Chapter 6: File I/O and Directory Operations
  • Chapter 7: Advanced Text Processing
  • Chapter 8: Working with CSV, JSON, and XML
  • Chapter 9: Log File Analysis and Monitoring

Part III: System Administration

  • Chapter 10: Process Management and System Commands
  • Chapter 11: Network Programming and Web Scraping
  • Chapter 12: Database Operations with DBI
  • Chapter 13: Configuration Management and Templating

Part IV: Modern Perl Development

  • Chapter 14: CPAN - The Treasure Trove
  • Chapter 15: Object-Oriented Perl
  • Chapter 16: Testing and Debugging
  • Chapter 17: Performance and Optimization

Part V: Real-World Applications

  • Chapter 18: Building Command-Line Tools
  • Chapter 19: System Monitoring and Alerting Scripts
  • Chapter 20: Automation Workflows and Cron Jobs
  • Chapter 21: RESTful APIs and Web Services
  • Chapter 22: Security Best Practices

Appendices

  • Appendix A: Perl One-Liners Cookbook
  • Appendix B: Common Gotchas and Solutions
  • Appendix C: Resources and Community