For a decent intro try Learn Perl in about 2 hours 30 minutes by Sam Hughes http://qntm.org/files/perl/perl.html http://qntm.org/files/perl/perl.html (although

For a decent intro try Learn Perl in about 2 hours 30 minutes by Sam Hughes http://qntm.org/files/perl/perl.html http://qntm.org/files/perl/perl.html (although unless you;re working with an established codebase, skip the section on objects and read http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl/chapter_07.html#toc_T2JqZWN0cw http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl/chapter_07.html... instead)