use strict; use warnings; if (1) { local *FH; my $fh = \*FH; open $fh, 'ls /usr |'; } $_ = ; warn $_; __END__ ls: write error readline() on unopened filehandle FH at - line 10. Use of uninitialized value $_ in warn at - line 12. Warning: something's wrong at - line 12. #### use strict; use warnings; { open my $fh, 'ls /usr |'; } warn "End\n"; __END__ ls: write error End