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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/eg/README b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/eg/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87cfc33 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/eg/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Although supplied with the perl package, the perl scripts in this eg +directory and its subdirectories are placed in the public domain, and +you may do anything with them that you wish. + +This stuff is supplied on an as-is basis--little attempt has been made to make +any of it portable. It's mostly here to give you an idea of what perl code +looks like, and what tricks and idioms are used. + +System administrators responsible for many computers will enjoy the items +down in the g directory very much. The scan directory contains the beginnings +of a system to check on and report various kinds of anomalies. + +If you machine doesn't support #!, the first thing you'll want to do is +replace the #! with a couple of lines that look like this: + + eval "exec /usr/bin/perl -S $0 $*" + if $running_under_some_shell; + +being sure to include any flags that were on the #! line. A supplied script +called "nih" will translate perl scripts in place for you: + + nih g/g?? |