There are many different online references and FAQs regarding Perl. One of the best and most well known FAQs is the Core Perl FAQ which be found at http://www.perl.com/perl/faq/. If you are using a PC running Windows as your computing platform, you should definitely check out ActiveState's ActivePerl. They provide a version of Perl designed specifically for the Windows 95/98/NT operating system. Included with it is a very extensive set of documents and FAQs in hyperlinked HTML format. Definitely a "must have" in any serious Perl programmer's toolbox.
NEW!! ActiveState also now provides the entire Perl Reference Manual in an online format. Visit
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Perl/Products/ASPNTOC-ACTIVEPERL-001
to view it ... and BOOKMARK it. Very required. VERY HANDY!!
The most extensive listing of books on the subject has to be at Amazon.com. Follow either of these links to find the book you need and have it delivered to you via next-day air.
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If you really just want to curl up with your favorite beverage and a good book on Perl, you can't go wrong with one of the many publications for sale by O'Reilly. Not only do they publish and sell books of all kinds on Perl, but they also have a good stock of publications on other computer and web related topics. Check them out at http://perl.oreilly.com/
