$ perl -c -e " use strict; use warnings; { $foo = 1 } { $bar }} " Global symbol "$foo" requires explicit package name at -e line 1. Global symbol "$bar" requires explicit package name at -e line 1. Unmatched right curly bracket at -e line 1, at end of line syntax error at -e line 1, near "}}" -e had compilation errors. #### $ perl -e " use strict; use warnings; { our $foo = 1 } { our $bar } print 666" 666