Yes! Perl is what I turn into when I have a Bash script that is becoming too big or too complex. It's easy to to turn Bash code into bad Perl code that is still

Yes! Perl is what I turn into when I have a Bash script that is becoming too big or too complex. It's easy to to turn Bash code into bad Perl code that is still better than Bash. From there, it's easy to create a maintainable Perl script that is more elegant, concise, and maintainable. It's a fantastic glue language that will tie all the components of your project neatly. And if you are thinking "yeah, but then I need to learn Perl", don't worry. The amount of Perl you need for translating Bash into Perl can be learned in a few afternoons.