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Hi, I need help using Perl. I've tried looking through websites, but to no
avail. See, my program is supposed to search a phonebook depending on certain
criteria. I was able to create the phonebook, I was able to add entries to the
phonebook, but now, I don't know how to search the phonebook using the Perl
script.

Usually, without a perl script, I'd use the command

grep Ray phonebook

which means to display lines that contain "Ray" in it, but now, I just don't
know how to go about doing this. If you can help, I'll greatly appreciate it.

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In article <20010413174657.00938.00000058@ng-fx1.aol.com>,
sonahl@aol.completeA2Z (Sonahl) wrote:

> Hi, I need help using Perl. I've tried looking through websites, but to no
> avail. See, my program is supposed to search a phonebook depending on certain
> criteria. I was able to create the phonebook, I was able to add entries to the
> phonebook, but now, I don't know how to search the phonebook using the Perl
> script.

You should go to your favorite bookstore and buy one or more of Ora's
<http://perl.ora.com/> great perl-books to get some fundamental
understanding of perl programming.


> Usually, without a perl script, I'd use the command
>
> grep Ray phonebook

perl -e 'print grep /Ray/, (<>)' < phonebook

perldoc -f grep is your friend

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stoffer@netcetera.dk (Gustav Kristoffer Ek) writes:

> > Usually, without a perl script, I'd use the command
> >
> > grep Ray phonebook
>
> perl -e 'print grep /Ray/, (<>)' < phonebook

perl -ne 'print if /Ray/' < phonebook

vil ikke laese hele filen ind foerst.


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