my %cookies; #lots more code if (%cookies = fetch CGI::Cookie) { #### if ( my %cookies = fetch CGI::Cookie ) { } #### if (CONDITION1) { if (CONDITION2) { } } #### if (CONDITION1 && CONDITION2) { } #### while( my($login, $junkfile) = split /\|!!\|, ) { if ($login eq $id) { chomp $junkfile; $exact_match = $junkfile; last; } } #### perl -e 'print "How sweet does a rose smell? "; chomp ($n = ); $rose = "smells sweet to degree $n"; *other_name = *rose; print "$other_name\n"'