our $/; open(my $in, "<", "myfile"); open(my $out, ">", "myoutfile"); my $d = <$in>; print $out $d; close $out; close $in; #### $ perl test.pl Wide character in print at test.pl line 10, <$in> line 1. $ #### 0000000: c3af c2bb c2bf 6865 6c6c 6f2c 2077 6f72 ......hello, wor 0000010: 6c64 ld