$ perl -wle'print scalar <{a,b,c}> for 1..6' a b c Use of uninitialized value in print at -e line 1. a b #### $ perl -wle'print scalar < $_ > for 1..6' 1 Use of uninitialized value in print at -e line 1. 3 Use of uninitialized value in print at -e line 1. 5 Use of uninitialized value in print at -e line 1. #### $dbLogLst{$dbName} = "$ENV{'DIAG'}/$dbName/log/alert_$dbName.log";