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variable. To find out where the configuration has
installed the manpages, type:

perl -V:man.dir

If the directories have a common stem, such as
_/_u_s_r_/_l_o_c_a_l_/_m_a_n_/_m_a_n_1 and _/_u_s_r_/_l_o_c_a_l_/_m_a_n_/_m_a_n_3, you need only
to add that stem (_/_u_s_r_/_l_o_c_a_l_/_m_a_n) to your _m_a_n(1)
configuration files or your MANPATH environment variable.
If they do not share a stem, you'll have to add both
stems.

If that doesn't work for some reason, you can still use
the supplied _p_e_r_l_d_o_c script to view module information.
You might also look into getting a replacement man
program.

If something strange has gone wrong with your program and
you're not sure where you should look for help, try the ----wwww
switch first. It will often point out exactly where the
trouble is.

DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
Perl is a language optimized for scanning arbitrary text
files, extracting information from those text files, and
printing reports based on that information. It's also a



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good language for many system management tasks. The
language is intended to be practical (easy to use,
efficient, complete) rather than beautiful (tiny, elegant,
minimal).

Perl combines (in the author's opinion, anyway) some of
the best features of C, sssseeeedddd, aaaawwwwkkkk, and sssshhhh, so people
familiar with those languages should have little
difficulty with it. (Language historians will also note
some vestiges of ccccsssshhhh, Pascal, and even BASIC-PLUS.)
Expression syntax corresponds quite closely to C
expression syntax. Unlike most Unix utilities, Perl does