lanx@nc10-ubuntu:/tmp$ cat >tst.pl $|=1; for (1..10) { print "$_\n"; } lanx@nc10-ubuntu:/tmp$ perl -d tst.pl Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.3 Editor support available. Enter h or `h h' for help, or `man perldebug' for more help. main::(tst.pl:1): $|=1; DB<100> n main::(tst.pl:2): for (1..10) { DB<100> n main::(tst.pl:3): print "$_\n"; DB<100> n 1 main::(tst.pl:3): print "$_\n"; DB<100> n 2 main::(tst.pl:3): print "$_\n";