use strict; use warnings; $| = 1; my (undef, $min, $hr, undef, $mon) = localtime; # Okay # my (undef, $min, $hr, , $mon) = localtime; # Okay but unexpected/weird result # my ( , $min, $hr, , $mon) = localtime; # Syntax error print "\nMinutes = $min\nHours = $hr\nMonths = $mon\n\n";