C:\>perl -e "say 'ok';" String found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "say 'ok'" (Do you need to predeclare say?) syntax error at -e line 1, near "say 'ok'" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. C:\>perl -Mfeature="say" -e "say 'ok';" ok C:\>perl -E "say 'ok';" ok C:\