Noob Question

Oleg Bogdanov <[email protected]> Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:46:42 -0500
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Hello,

I stumbled across this mailing list and thought it may be a good place to a=
sk:  As an experienced network engineer but with virtually no programming a=
nd only basic linux/unix knowledge interested in developing some monitoring=
/operational utilities, what do I learn first?  Awk or Perl?  Something els=
e?

I'm interested in creating tools to run against config backups (from RANCID=
 maybe) as well as telnet/ssh to devices to execute commands, read the outp=
ut and do intelligent stuff with it.

Thanks,
Oleg B.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>I stumbled across this mailing list and thought it may=
 be a
good place to ask:&nbsp; As an experienced network engineer but with virtua=
lly
no programming and only basic linux/unix knowledge interested in developing
some monitoring/operational utilities, what do I learn first?&nbsp; Awk or
Perl?&nbsp; Something else?<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>I&#8217;m interested in creating tools to run against =
config
backups (from RANCID maybe) as well as telnet/ssh to devices to execute
commands, read the output and do intelligent stuff with it.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Oleg B.<o:p></o:p></p>

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