I agree. Also "Perl for Dummies" might help a bit. In the back there is a list of major commands typically used in Perl. The book was ok. "Learning Perl 3rd Edition" by Oreilly was better IMO.
> Karen, > > I realize I am not answering your question directly but may I suggest > that you purchase a copy of 'Learning Perl' by Randal Schwartz & Tom > Phoenix. > > It is an excellent introduction to Perl. You may find it easier than > going through the man pages. > > Cheers, > Levon Barker > > > On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 15:36, Karen McAtamney wrote: > > I'm in the process of learning perl (hmm - right at the beginning of this > > process), and I'm having great difficulty working my way through the man > > pages. I'm a Windows user and perl is the first language I'm learning, so > > *everything* is new to me. I am also having to get to grips with using my > > shell account which is just adding to the difficulties. > > > > What would really make my life easier right now is a glossary of programming > > specific terms so that I'm not struggling to find meanings for the > > terminology used in some of the man pages (specifically I'm trying to work > > my way through man screen) every other word. Does such a glossary exist? I'm > > aware of the Jargon Files and I'm aware that many of these terms have man > > pages of their own (but my entire reason for reading man screen is to learn > > how to have different windows open with different things going on in each > > window!). > > > > Thank you for all your help, > > > > Karen > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
