#!/usr/bin/perl $FOO="/etc/passwd"; open FOO || die "Argh: $!\n"; #### nooky:~$ ./foo.pl Precedence problem: open FOO should be open(FOO) at ./foo.pl line 3. #### nooky:~$ ./foo.pl Precedence problem: open FOO should be open(FOO) at ./foo.pl line 3. Probable precedence problem on logical or at ./foo.pl line 3.