Perl
perl(1) is a scripting language for Unix systems. It inspired the PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) and PCRE2 libraries.
Contents
Example
print "Hello, World!\n";
Execute this file by running:
perl hello.pl
perl(1) is better known for its powerful yet obfuscated syntax, especially in the spirit of Bash one-liners. As an example (credit to Randal L. Schwartz):
perl <<<'print join " ", reverse split " ", "hacker, Perl another Just"'
Or more humorously (credit to Raymond Chen):
perl <<<'$_="krJhruaesrltre c a cnP,ohet";$_.=$1,print$2while s/(..)(.)//;'
Servers and Applications
See also
perldoc, the webhosted documentation