$a=$b || $c; $a=$b or $c; #### $a=($b || $c); ($a=$b) or $c; #### @info = stat($file) || die; # oops, scalar sense of stat! @info = stat($file) or die; # better, now @info gets its due #### $a=$b || $c #### $a=$b or $c #### $a=0 or 1; $b=0 || 1;