$ perl -e 'system("echo -e "\xFF\x08\x00" >> /dev/ttyACM0");' Backslash found where operator expected at -e line 1, near ""echo -e "\" (Missing operator before \?) Backslash found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "xFF\" Backslash found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "x08\" String found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "x00" >> /dev/ttyACM0"" syntax error at -e line 1, near ""echo -e "\" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.