RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-31 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > > Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that the > > shell interpreter needs to create a new process for each and every > > commend you specify in the script [...] > > Is this true even f

Re: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Chris Devers
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Lawrence Statton N1GAK/XE2 wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Devers) writes: > > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > > > > Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that > > > the shell interpreter needs to create a new process for each and >

Re: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Lawrence Statton N1GAK/XE2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Devers) writes: > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > > Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that the > > shell interpreter needs to create a new process for each and every > > commend you specify in the script [...] > > Is this true

Re: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread daggerquill unknown
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:36:00 -0400 (EDT), Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > > Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that the > > shell interpreter needs to create a new process for each and every > > commend you specify

Re: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Thomas Bätzler
"Chris Devers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Thomas Bätzler wrote: Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> claimed: [...] > well written shell scripts don't need Perl and well written Perl > scripts don't need external shell commands. I think that's the "ivory tower" point of view. Down

RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Chris Devers
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Jenda Krynicky wrote: > Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that the > shell interpreter needs to create a new process for each and every > commend you specify in the script [...] Is this true even for built in shell commands? For example, commands

RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Chris Devers
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Thomas Bätzler wrote: > Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> claimed: > [...] > > well written shell scripts don't need Perl and well written Perl > > scripts don't need external shell commands. > > I think that's the "ivory tower" point of view. Down here in the > trenches, it

RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Shell scripting is native to the shell in which u right them and are > not portable more imp is difficult to implement even simple logic > ..but are very fast as they are native to OS. Actually no. They are generaly not very fast. The reason is that the shell interpre

RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Thomas Bätzler
Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> claimed: [...] > well > written shell scripts don't need Perl and well written Perl > scripts don't need external shell commands. I think that's the "ivory tower" point of view. Down here in the trenches, it's more like "a well-written Perl script uses shell com

Re: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Chris Devers
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Durai raj wrote: > Anyone can explain the difference between Perl and Shell scripts? They're completely separate languages. On Unix systems, a "shell" is a program that receives input and sends results down to the kernel to be executed, thus the name "shell" -- it's an e

RE: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread arjun.mallik
per my under standing Arjun -Original Message- From: Durai raj [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Newbie: Perl Vs Shell Hello All, Anyone can explain the difference between Perl and Shell scripts? Regards, Durai

Newbie: Perl Vs Shell

2004-10-29 Thread Durai raj
Hello All, Anyone can explain the difference between Perl and Shell scripts? Regards, Durai. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.783 / Virus Database: 529 - Release Date: 10/27/2004 ---