About your specific problem, you need to export the ":standard" keyword from CGI.

#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
use strict;
use CGI qw/:standard/;  # <-------- You need this

# ---
print hr;
# ---
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Have a look at our Tutorials section, where there are several CGI-related lessons and check Ovid's course on CGI (off site)

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