Matthias Juchem wrote:

> Why can't I assume that perl is installed? It can be found on every
> standard Linux/Unix installation.

No it can't.  Perl isn't on any of my distributions as part of the standard
installation.


> My script is intended for the one who likes to provide bug reports but is
> too lazy to look up all the information or simply is not sure about what
> to include.

Why can't it be done in sh?

-d