Automating System Administration with Perl
Subtitle: Tools to Make You More Efficient
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sebastopol
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 855
ISBN-13: 9780596555634
Description: Thoroughly updated and expanded in its second edition to cover the latest operating systems, technologies, and Perl modules, Automating System Administration with Perl will help you perform your job with less effort. The second edition not only offers you the right tools for your job, but also suggests the best way to approach particular problems and securely automate pressing tasks.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Automating System Administration with Perl; How This Book Is Structured; Typographical Conventions; Operating System Naming Conventions; Coding Conventions; Using Code Examples; How to Contact Us; Safari® Books Online; Acknowledgments from the First Edition; Acknowledgments for the Second Edition; 1. Introduction; How Perl Can Help You; This Book Will Show You How; What You Need; Some Notes About the Perl Versions Used for This Book; What About Strawberry Perl?; What About Perl 6?; Some Notes About Using Vista with the Code in This Book; Locating and Installing Modules.; title: Installing Modules on Win32It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent; Drop Your Privileges As Soon As Possible; Be Careful When Reading Data; Be Careful When Writing Data; Avoid Race Conditions; Enjoy; References for More Information; 2. Filesystems; Filesystem Differences; Windows-Based Operating Systems; Mac OS X; Filesystem Differences Summary; Dealing with Filesystem Differences from Perl; Walking or Traversing the Filesystem by Hand; Walking the Filesystem.