P:\test> perl -wle"prnit 'hello world';" Unquoted string "prnit" may clash with future reserved word at -e line 1. String found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "prnit 'hello world'" (Do you need to predeclare prnit?) syntax error at -e line 1, near "prnit 'hello world'" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.