$ perl -MO=Concise,-exec -e'f() unless $x' 1 <0> enter 2 <;> nextstate(main 1 -e:1) v:{ 3 <#> gvsv[*x] s 4 <|> or(other->5) vK/1 5 <0> pushmark s 6 <#> gv[*f] s/EARLYCV 7 <1> entersub[t3] vKS/TARG,1 8 <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC -e syntax OK $ perl -MO=Concise,-exec -e'$x or f()' 1 <0> enter 2 <;> nextstate(main 1 -e:1) v:{ 3 <#> gvsv[*x] s 4 <|> or(other->5) vK/1 5 <0> pushmark s 6 <#> gv[*f] s/EARLYCV 7 <1> entersub[t4] vKS/TARG,1 8 <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC -e syntax OK