This Texinfo manual describes PERL, the Practical Extraction and Report Language. The manual is, currently, mainly a conversion of Larry Wall's original unix-style man page into Texinfo format. In the future, new sections will be added, such as tutorial sections and more examples.
The Texinfo version of the perl manual is maintained and distributed by Jeff Kellem. His electronic mail address is composer@Beyond.Dreams.ORG. There is a mailing list for discussion of the Texinfo version of the perl manual and a mailing address for reporting bugs in this version of the manual. They are:
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The latest edition of the Texinfo version of the Perl manual is available via anonymous ftp from:
ftp.dreams.org
in the
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