in reply to Is your Perl broken? Bug help needed.

Hmm...it worked for me..
$ perl reg.pl (This) (is) (broken)$ $perl -v This is perl, v5.6.0 built for 9000/777-hpux Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License + or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source +kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found +on this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to + the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa +ge.

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