# test2.pl use File::Slurp; $all_of_it = read_file('-'); print $all_of_it; __END__ $ >echo -e "klöhlkhklhj\nlkjhlkhlkhkk\nlkjhklhlkhklh" | perl test2.pl klöhlkhklhj lkjhlkhlkhkk lkjhklhlkhklh