% perl -wce 5 Useless use of a constant in void context at -e line 1. -e syntax OK % perl -wce 1 -e syntax OK % perl -wce '5**0' -e syntax OK % perl -wce 1.00 -e syntax OK % perl -wce 'q(1)' Useless use of a constant in void context at -e line 1. -e syntax OK