title: Perl in A Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (2nd Edition)
author:  Ellen Siever 
description: "In a nutshell, Perl is designed to make the easy jobs easy, without making the hard jobs impossible." -- <i>Larry Wall, creator of Perl</i>
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  Copyright © 2019 by Jane Charles
  
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  > CONTENTS
  
  > [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos6091)
  
  > [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos14819)
  
  > [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos27307)
  
  > [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos34975)
  
  > [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos49259)
  
  > [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos60011)
  
  > [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos66111)
  
  > [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filepos80269)
  
  > [Chapter 9](index_split_012.html#filepos90114)
  
  > [Chapter 10](index_split_013.html#filepos105407)
  
  > [Chapter 11](index_split_014.html#filepos120675)
  
  > [Chapt