$ perls 1 + 1 2 $ perls 67 / 33 2.03030303030303 $ perls \(67 / 33\) + 1 3.03030303030303 $ perls '(67 / 33) + 1' 3.03030303030303 $ perls 'my \\\$x; \\\$x = 41; ++\\\$x' 42 $ perls `perle 'my $x; $x = 41; ++$x; say $x'` 42 $ perle 'my $x; $x = 41; ++$x; say $x' 42 $ perls Hello, world! Hello, world!