Regarding the ability to create a double-clickable Terminal script (see previous item), Scott Lahteine notes that: AppleScript Menu can do more than just run AppleScripts. It allows you to run Perl ...

Linux, known for its robustness and flexibility, has been a favorite among developers, system administrators, and technology enthusiasts. One of the pillars of Linux's capabilities is its inherent ...

Command-line Perl scripts can make adminstering a UNIX box easier by replacing certain commands with some routine scripts. Find out how to take advantage of this approach. Perl is everywhere. Most ...

The latest installment, Wicked Cool Perl Scripts, includes a 75-line script that does currency conversions, including pulling latest conversion rates from xe.com; a 37-line script that searches for ...

I have a Mandrake 8.2 installation and I'm trying to run a few PERL scripts. <BR><BR>I installed PERL with the O/S it's located in /usr/bin/perl, the path in my script points to that directory so I ...

You may think of PERL as something for Unix gurus, but wise Windows administrators can also benefit from this powerful scripting language. So just what is PERL, and where did it come from? PERL stands ...

Lots of people think they are writing sh scripts and even put #/bin/sh on the tops of their files, but rely on features only provided by bash. By contrast Perl is just Perl and whatever Perl program ...

When you have a large collection of links to manage – for example, a directory such as Yahoo – you need something to keep them organized. Before you say, “Oh, that would be an easy script to write,” ...

You may think of PERL as something for Unix gurus, but wise Windows administrators can also benefit from this powerful scripting language. So just what is PERL, and where did it come from? PERL stands ...

As systems get larger and the number of users they support increases, it becomes more difficult to manage systems using only the old-fashioned UNIX /etc/passwd file. A common solution to this problem ...