On Thu, Apr 07, 2011 at 11:26:10AM -0700, Jim Gibson wrote: > On 4/7/11 Thu Apr 7, 2011 10:48 AM, "Balaji krishnan" > <balaji.r.krish...@gmail.com> scribbled: > > > Hi folks > > > > I have been using shell script for my admin work and recently decided to use > > perl fo all my automation. So proud I did that. > > > > Quick question: I have been using "Select" function in shell to present > > menu to users. Do we have a "select" equivalent in perl?
Yes we do! I uploaded a version to CPAN many years ago, which I (for one) use all the time. Nowadays the CPAN installation doesn't work on some systems, so I recommend installing the module (called Shell::POSIX::Select) from the Debian repository, from the package called "libshell-posix-select-perl". Tim *----------------------------------------------------------------------* | Tim Maher, PhD (206) 781-UNIX http://www.consultix-inc.com | | tim at ( TeachMePerl, TeachMeLinux, or TeachMeUnix ) dot Com | | Intermediate Perl: 4/19-4/21 UNIX/Linux Fundamentals: 5/9-5/12 | *-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- | > "Minimal Perl for UNIX People" has been an Amazon Best Seller! < | | * Download chapters, read reviews, and order at: MinimalPerl.com * | *----------------------------------------------------------------------* -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
