use lib "MyTest MyModules"; # wrong - a string! #### use lib qw(MyTest MyModules); # correct - a list. #### use lib "/home/.../MyTest /home/.../MyModules" #### qwurx [shmem] > perl -le 'use lib "MyTest MyModules"; print for @INC' MyTest MyModules /home/shmem/perl/lib /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl