$ perl -MO=Terse -e'scalar @_' LISTOP (0x8133508) leave [1] OP (0x8133370) enter COP (0x8133400) nextstate UNOP (0x81333c0) scalar UNOP (0x8133630) rv2av [1] SVOP (0x8133540) gv GV (0x8124334) *_ -e syntax OK $ perl -MO=Terse -e'$#_+1' LISTOP (0x8133440) leave [1] OP (0x8128040) enter COP (0x8133400) nextstate BINOP (0x8133508) add [2] UNOP (0x81333c0) av2arylen UNOP (0x8133630) rv2av [1] SVOP (0x8133540) gv GV (0x8124334) *_ SVOP (0x8133370) const IV (0x8132bdc) 1 -e syntax OK