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Perl is a popular language for system administrators and programmers who have to work with files and directories due to the fact that there are many built-in functions to perform sys admin activities. These activities include creating directories, changing the names of files, creating links, and executing programs in the operating system.
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© 2004 James Lee, Simon Cozens, Peter Wainwright
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Lee, J., Cozens, S., Wainwright, P. (2004). Interfacing to the Operating System. In: Beginning Perl. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0665-1_10
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