bash$ perl -e 'print "What is your name? "; $name = <STDIN>; print "Your name is $name\n"'
What is your name? Me
Your name is Me


bash$ cat test.perl
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "What is your name? ";
$name = <STDIN>;
print "Your name is $name\n";

bash$ chmod +x test.perl

bash$ test.perl
What is your name?  You
Your name is you