use CGI qw(-debug); #### use CGI qw(-debug); use strict; use warnings; my $cgi = CGI->new; print $cgi->param('a'); #### perl -d a.pl #### perl -d a.pl Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.3 Editor support available. Enter h or `h h' for help, or `man perldebug' for more help. main::(a.pl:5): my $cgi = CGI->new; DB<1> n (offline mode: enter name=value pairs on standard input; press ^D or ^Z when done) a='a b v d' main::(a.pl:6): print $cgi->param('a'); DB<1> p $cgi->param('a') a b v d DB<2> q