$ perl -le " package 3; " syntax error at -e line 1, near "package 3;" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. $ perl -le " $3::3 " Bareword found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "$3::3" (Missing operator before ::3?) syntax error at -e line 1, near "$3::3 " Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. $ perl -le " sub 3 { 3 } " Illegal declaration of anonymous subroutine at -e line 1.