Basic Perl

• Basic structure
  • use strict, warnings. Always.
• Syntax
  • Variables (scalar and array, maybe associative arrays)
  • Assignment (=, " v/s ', { v/s ( v/s [ )
  • Blocks, functions
• Functions
  • print
  • if
  • while
  • for
• File and command line manipulations
  • ARGV
  • STDIN

  • while <>

  • open, close, print, filehandles.
• String manipulation
  • substr
  • m/// (matching)
  • s/// (substitution)
  • tr/// (translate)

References

• CPAN

  • http://www.cpan.org/ http://search.cpan.org/

• Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics

  • http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/begperlbio/

• Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills

  • http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bioskills/