$ perl -we '($c,$d,$e)=("a$/", "b$/", "c$/");$g=chomp $c, $d, $e;print $g,$c,$d,$e' Useless use of a variable in void context at -e line 1. Useless use of a variable in void context at -e line 1. 1ab c $ perl -we '($c,$d,$e)=("a$/", "b$/", "c$/");$g=chomp( $c, $d, $e);print $g,$c,$d,$e' 3abc$