C:\>perl -MO=Deparse -MCPAN -e 'shell' use CPAN; '???'; -e syntax OK C:\>perl -MO=Deparse -MCPAN -e shell use CPAN; shell(); -e syntax OK C:\>perl -MO=Deparse -MCPAN -e "shell" use CPAN; shell(); -e syntax OK C:\>