printf ("%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i]) && ...; #### (printf ("%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i])) && ...; #### printf (("%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i]) && ...); #### printf("%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i]) && ...; (printf "%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i]) && ...; (printf ("%-10s : %d\n", $foo, $bar[$i])) && ...;