++$....$..$. #1 .. 11 or 1234567891011 --$--$--- #just a complicated way of saying 0 \\// #SCALAR(0xc3064) note that the num my differ $~=~m~.~ #evaluates to 1 $$=[$.++...$..$.];#second line evaluate to 0..10 @$$[@$$[$$$[$[]...$$$[$$$[$.]].$$$[$[]]];