c:\@Work\Perl\monks>echo Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)' 'AA_' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. c:\@Work\Perl\monks>echo "Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)'" "Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)'" c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -le "print qq{>>$ARGV[0]<<};" Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)' 'AA_' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -le "print qq{>>$ARGV[0]<<};" "Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)'" >>Bleach='^(GUI_|AA_|myMainScript)'<<