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I found Perl easy to work with. I've heard it referred to as being a reporting language and I find it great for generating reports. you can use Perl to create CGI scripts which means you could easily create a web interface for your program. Its also great for on the fly programming. It compiles on execution.

I have started to get into Java and found that its very close to C. Its object oriented programming so its more involved for someone not familiar with the idea of classes. I have started to get into the graphical end of it and you can really create some sharp looking programs to run in Xwindows.

Both of these should come easy to anyone who's programmed before and knows basic logic. I like the fact that they are both portable. I would give Perl the bid if you want something a little easier. Pick up a beginners program book for either one of these from a bookstore. Most include the compiler and sample code on a CD. Try both out and see what one fits your needs and style. In the end it usually comes down to personal preference.

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machine-info

MACHINE-INFO(5) 						   machine-info 						   MACHINE-INFO(5)

NAME

       machine-info - Local machine information file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/machine-info

DESCRIPTION

       The /etc/machine-info file contains machine meta data.

       The basic file format of machine-info is a newline-separated list of environment-like shell-compatible variable assignments. It is possible
       to source the configuration from shell scripts, however, beyond mere variable assignments no shell features are supported, allowing
       applications to read the file without implementing a shell compatible execution engine.

       /etc/machine-info contains meta data about the machine that is set by the user or administrator.

       Depending on the operating system other configuration files might be checked for machine information as well, however only as fallback.

OPTIONS

       The following machine meta data parameters may be set using /etc/machine-info:

       PRETTY_HOSTNAME=
	   A pretty human-readable UTF8 machine identifier string. This should contain a name like Lennart's Laptop which is useful to present to
	   the user and does not suffer by the syntax limitations of internet domain names. If possible the internet host name as configured in
	   /etc/hostname should be kept similar to this one. Example: if this value is Lennart's Computer an Internet host name of
	   lennarts-computer might be a good choice. If this parameter is not set an application should fall back to the Internet host name for
	   presentation purposes.

       ICON_NAME=
	   An icon identifying this machine according to the XDG Icon Naming Specification[1]. If this parameter is not set an application should
	   fall back to computer or a similar icon name.

EXAMPLE

	   PRETTY_HOSTNAME="Lennart's Computer"
	   ICON_NAME=computer-laptop

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), os-release(5), hostname(5), machine-id(5)

AUTHOR

       Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>
	   Developer

NOTES

	1. XDG Icon Naming Specification
	   http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html

systemd 							    10/07/2013							   MACHINE-INFO(5)