$ perl -c -we'my %f; my @a = @f{qw( a b )}' -e syntax OK $ perl -c -we'my %f; my @a = @f{qw! a b !}' -e syntax OK $ perl -c -we'my %f; my @a = @f{qw# a b #}' Scalar value @f{qw# a b #} better written as $f{qw# a b #} at -e line 1. -e syntax OK $ perl -c -we'my %f; my @a = @f{qw$ a b $}' Scalar value @f{qw$ a b $} better written as $f{qw$ a b $} at -e line 1. -e syntax OK