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May 122007
 

Trim a string using Perl

Answer:

To trim a string in Perl, use the following subroutine - trim():

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

sub trim($) {
    my $string = shift;
    $string =~ s/^\s+//;
    $string =~ s/\s+$//;
    return $string;
} 

print trim ('    foo     ');
Feb 092007
 

Install Perl module using CPAN

Answer:

CPAN provide a very easy way to install Perl modules in Linux system

# cpan -i 'Digest::MD5'

The above command will install the module "Digest::MD5" into the system.