OT: Should I learn bash/C/python/perl/other

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On 8/11/05, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> While this is not specific to Fedora, I see the need to learn to give
> instructions to my computer. I know a little php, and want to know
> what language is similar enough that a non-techie like myself can get
> things going. My specific goal right now is to create a program that
> manipulatres the IPTC data in photos. I have already written most of
> it in php, but I think that starting up apache and a browser just to
> rename some IPTC fields is a little overkill.
> 

php can be run from the command line too, no need to learn anything:

#!/usr/bin/php
<?
echo "Yippee!\n"
?>