if (condition) { statement 1; statement 2; } else { statement 3; statement 4; } #### condition ? {statement 1; statement 2} : {statement 3; statement 4} #### $ perl -e 'print "hello\n" and print "bye\n" if 1' hello bye #### $ perl -e 'print("hello\n"), print "bye\n" if 1' hello bye #### $ perl -e '1 ? (print "hello\n" and print "bye\n") : (print "hello2\n" and print "bye2\n")' hello bye