$ perl -e 'our $cookingcounter = 350883; > our $garlicbreadheadstart = 600; > our $ovenempty = 0; > > my $holdtime = 0; > if ( > !$ovenempty > || $test > && $holdtime = 1) > ) { > die sprintf "Main Dish or Appetizer Cooking: %d, hold for %d", $cookingcounter, $holdtime; > }' Main Dish or Appetizer Cooking: 350883, hold for 0 at -e line 11. #### our $cookingcounter = 350883; our $garlicbreadheadstart = 600; our $ovenempty = 0; my $holdtime = 0; if ( !$ovenempty || ($test && $holdtime = 1) ) { die sprintf "Main Dish or Appetizer Cooking: %d, hold for %d", $cookingcounter, $holdtime; }