OT: Good Linux script book ?

[Kim Lux]

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 11:51 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:

> Keep in mind that shell makes a great wrapper for starting other
> programs and gluing any number of them together, but usually
> isn't the best choice for anything that needs a lot of
> calculation or data storage. 

I've got a ton of data files to process.  Nothing difficult, just time
consuming.  I want something quick, simple and light. 

>  If a perl program already exists
> that does a step you need (and it probably does, CPAN has
> everything...), use it.  

What is CPAN ?


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Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.