I support asking questions about perl in this list . After all I can answer
a few of them :-)
-Vivek
>From: Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] query in perl !
>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:24:57 +0530
>
>Amit Soni wrote:
> >
> > arguments = parameters
> > right ?
> >
>
>right...unlike other languages ... in perl you don't have fixed formal
>parameters. you receive all the parameters in an array @_ . You extract
>the variables you need by putting a scalar(in a list?) context to this
>array. e.g.
> ($a,$b,$c)= @_
> this puts the first three arguments to the function in these variables
>$a,$b,$c
>
>BTW, i am also new to perl. But I feel that contrary to what most people
>would like think, Perl is a good Shell scripting language. And since
>shell scripting is very much a part of this discussion, I think ppl can
>tolerate discussions on perl from time to time in context with the rest
>of the Linux stuff.
>
>BTW, folks, i still haven't been able to make a setuid root perl
>script...is it true that Linux doesn't allow *any* script file to be
>setuid root???
>
>
>- Sandip
>
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