Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Mark Taub and Jeff Pepper, both of Prentice Hall; to Mark for getting me started and to Jeff for keeping it going and providing so much help about writing style.

My gratitude goes to Ellie Quigley, Queen of Perl and Shell books, for inspiring me to attempt to write a book and for her help in doing so. She's a true friend and scholar.

Shari Plummer did an excellent job of technical editing, noticing faults that completely missed my eyes and adding suggestions to enhance the usefulness of the book. Thank you very much, Shari.

Don MacLaren and Amy Jolin did the professional editing with great patience, teaching me how to compose ideas more effectively. You two are the best. Thanks so much.

I owe a big debt for all of the ...

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