C:\>perl -le "require Devel::Peek; Devel::Peek->import('Dump'); Dump 2;" Number found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "Dump 2" (Do you need to predeclare Dump?) syntax error at -e line 1, near "Dump 2" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. C:\>perl -MModule::Load -le "load 'Devel::Peek'; Devel::Peek->import('Dump'); Dump 2;" Number found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "Dump 2" (Do you need to predeclare Dump?) syntax error at -e line 1, near "Dump 2" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.