sub myFunction { my $arg = shift; #blah blah blah, do some stuff..... } myFunction($myArg); #### sub myFunction { my $arg = @_; #blah blah blah, do some stuff..... } myFunction($myArg); #### sub myFunction { my $arg = $_[0]; #blah blah blah, do some stuff..... } myFunction($myArg);