hey.pl

#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

# The Perl Hey program: hey.pl
# A simple program to test that Perl is working on your system

# WI Biocomputing course - Unix and Programming Skills for Biologists - March 2003

# Prompt the user for his name
print "What is your name? ";

# Remove the newline character at the end
chomp ($name = <STDIN>);

# Print a greeting
print "Hey, $name, welcome to the Unix & Perl course.\n";