#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $bar1 = 'this002haa007hoothat'; my $bar2 = 'abcdef'; my $bar3 = "$bar1\t$bar2"; print "$bar3\n"; #or without $bar3 print "$bar1\t$bar2\n"; __END__ prints: this002haa007hoothat abcdef this002haa007hoothat abcdef