[878654Tom]

If you can't manage it with Shell scripting you should take a look at Python.

I've written Perl for many years but in the end switched to Python because the internet and resources you can find are much more quantitative and qualitative than those for Perl. Especially now when Google doesn't seem to return older results anymore.

[whateveracct]

I'd rather write perl tho

[cutler]

Worse Is Better syndrome.