perl -MDevel::Peek -e '$x=42;Dump $x' SV = IV(0x ) at 0x FLAGS = (IOK,pIOK) IV = 42 #### perl -MDevel::Peek -e '$x=42;print "$x";Dump $x'' SV = PVIV(0x ) at 0x FLAGS = (IOK,POK,pIOK,pPOK) IV = 42 PV = 0x "42"\0 #### perl -MDevel::Peek -e '$x="42";Dump $x' SV = PV(0x ) at 0x FLAGS = (POK,pPOK) PV = 0x "42"\0 #### perl -MDevel::Peek -e '$x=42;Dump $x;print NOWHERE "$x";Dump $x' SV = IV(0x815544c) at 0x812ab4c FLAGS = (IOK,pIOK) IV = 42 SV = PVIV(0x812c080) at 0x812ab4c FLAGS = (IOK,POK,pIOK,pPOK) IV = 42 PV = 0x8150890 "42"\0