In a Perl script called, say, perl_test:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

print 'here is an output string';
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In a shell script called, say, call_perl:

#!/bin/sh

output = `perl_test`
echo $output
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Does that help?

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Just to note the backQuote( Usually found on the ~ key ) chars in Unix shells cause the command to be executed. I just added this for extra clarity as it may be hard to see the difference on the screen.

( Usually found on the ~ key )

Perhaps in America and UK, but for the rest of the keyboard-world usually somewhere else. :-)