Characteristics of the Perl language
Versions, resources and documentation

Structure of a Perl program
Scalars
First operators
Basic inputs / outputs
Lists and arrays
Instructions (tests, loops, branches, short instructions)
Associative arrays (hashes)
References

Overview of the different patterns
Using expressions
Command line options for the Perl interpreter
Perl used as an additional filter

Definition of functions
Scope of variables, call mechanism, retrieval of results
Use of references
Integrated functions of the standard distribution
Notion of “package” and module
Modules of the standard distribution
CPAN modules, inventory, documentation, resource sites
Installation of modules
Use of a « classic » module and an « object-oriented »
module Construction of a module

File opening and I / O
File
information Directory management
Some file operations

Access to operating system information
Process management, launch of system commands
Interactions with the Windows system (Win32 and Win32API modules)