# This dies: $ perle 'print "Query (Y/N): "; chomp(my $in = <>); say $in;' some_arg Can't open some_arg: No such file or directory at -e line 1. Use of uninitialized value $in in chomp at -e line 1. Use of uninitialized value $in in say at -e line 1. Query (Y/N): # This allows input: $ perle 'print "Query (Y/N): "; chomp(my $in = ); say $in;' some_arg Query (Y/N): y y