#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use warnings; my $x = 3; my $y = 0; for(1..3){ $y = $x; print "line 1 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; $y++; print "line 2 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; $x -= $y; print "line 3 ---- x = $x -- y = $y\n"; }