#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use warnings; my $x = 3; my $y; for(1..3){ $y = $x;print "line 6 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; $y++; print "line 7 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; $x -= $y; print "line 8 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; }