Would you like to learn how to read a text file using Perl? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Perl to read a line from a text file on a computer running Windows.
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Tutorial Perl - Read a text file
Install Perl.
Create a text file.
Here is the file content.
In our example, we create a text file named NAMES in the TMP directory.
Create a Perl script to read a text file and print it on the screen.
Here is the file content.
Run the Perl script.
Here is the command output.
Congratulations! You are able to read a text file using Perl.
Tutorial Perl - Read lines from a text file
Install Perl.
Create a text file.
Here is the file content.
In our example, we create a text file named NAMES in the TMP directory.
Create a Perl script to read a text file and print it on the screen.
Here is the file content.
Run the Perl script.
Here is the command output.
Congratulations! You are able to read a text file using Perl.